Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
auto épuration
English translation:
cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the Basin countries themselves
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laenai
Oct 7, 2007 22:13
16 yrs ago
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French term
auto épuration
French to English
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Hi all,
This is from a text on Tunisia and is the first sentence in the document. I am not very happy with the use of 'self' three times here to be followed by an object and I can't seem to fit in the idea of 'epuration' with the rest of the sentence.
"AUTO EPURATION, AUTO VALORISATION ET AUTO GESTION DE L'ESPACE MEDITERRANEEN PAR LES PAYS RIVERAINS"
Any ideas welcome.
This is from a text on Tunisia and is the first sentence in the document. I am not very happy with the use of 'self' three times here to be followed by an object and I can't seem to fit in the idea of 'epuration' with the rest of the sentence.
"AUTO EPURATION, AUTO VALORISATION ET AUTO GESTION DE L'ESPACE MEDITERRANEEN PAR LES PAYS RIVERAINS"
Any ideas welcome.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the seafront countries themselves |
Gabrielle Leyden
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| 3 | water quality protection |
Parrot
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Change log
Oct 7, 2007 23:11: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "AUTO EPURATION" to "auto épuration"
Proposed translations
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cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the seafront countries themselves
Without reading the article, it's difficult. "Self-cleansing" would be by the sea itself, while in the title it seems to apply to the Mediterranean Basin countries (they must do everything themselves). Otherwise, I would have stuck to the style in French (which usually abhors repetition, whereas English doesn't). Hope this helps!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
B D Finch
: Though I don't like "seafront" (more suitable for hotels than countries). "Coastal" or just "Mediterranean"?
2 hrs
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| agree |
Evi Prokopi (X)
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you - I went with 'Basin' countries as you suggested in your answer"
2 hrs
water quality protection
is how the French seem to be getting away with it as a buzzword. However, take note that "auto-épuration" is technically a natural process:
Reference:
http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00009131/en/
http://www.unige.ch/supprem/glossary/show_definitions.php?mot=Auto-épuration
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