au moins un composant est propriété d'un tiers

English translation: at least one component is the property of a third party

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French term or phrase:au moins un composant est propriété d'un tiers
English translation:at least one component is the property of a third party
Entered by: philgoddard

16:56 Mar 6, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / software app patent application
French term or phrase: au moins un composant est propriété d'un tiers
The full sentence is : preciser au moins un composant est propriété d'un tiers

This is a patent application and this is an explanation of the field. The field to be filled in says: logiciel composant de components pré-existants.


I'm at a total loss, the sentence doesn't even seem to be correct grammatically.
I'd guess something like: specify at least one component forming a third...?
Annie Sapucaia
Canada
Local time: 09:22
at least one component is the property of a third party
Explanation:
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Note added at 23 mins (2014-03-06 17:19:47 GMT)
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Your question doesn't include "préciser", and I'm not clear what it means, though it might make more sense if I could see the document.

Could it be that the question is "preciser", ie "give details", and the rest of the sentence is the answer? Or could it be "préciser si au moins un composant est propriété d'un tiers"?

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Note added at 50 mins (2014-03-06 17:46:05 GMT)
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Or "préciser au moins un composant QUI est propriété d'un tiers"?
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philgoddard
United States
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Thanks! Makes sense now!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3at least one component is the property of a third party
philgoddard
4 +2at least one component is the property of a third party
Terry Richards


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
at least one component is the property of a third party


Explanation:
The software is made up of preexisting components, at least one of which is the property of somebody else.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
at least one component is the property of a third party


Explanation:
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Note added at 23 mins (2014-03-06 17:19:47 GMT)
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Your question doesn't include "préciser", and I'm not clear what it means, though it might make more sense if I could see the document.

Could it be that the question is "preciser", ie "give details", and the rest of the sentence is the answer? Or could it be "préciser si au moins un composant est propriété d'un tiers"?

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Note added at 50 mins (2014-03-06 17:46:05 GMT)
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Or "préciser au moins un composant QUI est propriété d'un tiers"?


    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/tiers
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Thanks! Makes sense now!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Richards: Beat me by a minute :)
1 min
  -> Thanks.

agree  writeaway: French is perfectly clear. Don't fully understand the problem
1 hr

agree  AllegroTrans
3 hrs
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