Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
consult
French translation:
étudie le projet
Added to glossary by
Annie Estéphan
Feb 7, 2011 22:51
13 yrs ago
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English term
consult
English to French
Social Sciences
International Org/Dev/Coop
It can be also considered, if appropriate, that the mentor “consults” the projects from an outside perspective.
Quel sens donner à consult ici ?
Quel sens donner à consult ici ?
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +1 | étudie le projet |
Annie Estéphan
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| 4 | consulter / se référer à |
Lara Barnett
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| 3 | aborde comme le ferait un consultant externe |
FX Fraipont (X)
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Change log
Feb 8, 2011 06:27: Tony M changed "Term asked" from "consult (ici)" to "consult"
Feb 9, 2011 17:15: Annie Estéphan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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17 mins
Annie Estéphan
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Specializes in field
Canada
MA in Translation (Canada) / Since 2005
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Related KudoZ points
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English term (edited):
consult (ici)
Selected
étudie le projet
Une suggestion
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci"
18 mins
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African, British, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
English term (edited):
consult (ici)
consulter / se référer à
consult
/v.
–verb (used with object)
1. ...
2. **to refer to for information: Consult your dictionary for the spelling of the word.**
3. ...
4. ...
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Note added at 24 mins (2011-02-07 23:15:48 GMT)
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"La directive modifiée y remediera en obligeant les pouvoirs adjudicateurs à se référer aux normes européennes dans la mesure ou de telles normes existent."
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=P/86...
"Consultez la série des Feuillets de renseignements pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur la façon de lutter contre les organismes nuisibles les plus communs."
http://hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/faq-fra.php
/v.
–verb (used with object)
1. ...
2. **to refer to for information: Consult your dictionary for the spelling of the word.**
3. ...
4. ...
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Note added at 24 mins (2011-02-07 23:15:48 GMT)
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"La directive modifiée y remediera en obligeant les pouvoirs adjudicateurs à se référer aux normes européennes dans la mesure ou de telles normes existent."
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=P/86...
"Consultez la série des Feuillets de renseignements pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur la façon de lutter contre les organismes nuisibles les plus communs."
http://hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/faq-fra.php
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Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: doesn't work in the context; "consulter" is being used badly
4 mins
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I have also suggested se référer à.
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3 hrs
English term (edited):
consult (ici)
aborde comme le ferait un consultant externe
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Discussion
All depends on the context!
regards
considers
appraises
I am afraid this is another case of badly-used English