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233 months ago

Jim Chadburn (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Business / Marketing / Financial

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

circonscription

Context:

on compte 2 industries de plus

Keywords:

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233 months ago

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domain or constiution

My comment:

Here the meaning is that 2 industries come under the umbrella of Saumur

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233 months ago

Karen Vincent-Jones  See my profile wrote:

in Saumur and the surrounding area

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233 months ago

Karen Vincent-Jones  See my profile wrote:

surroundings

My comment:

I think this keeps the original intent without lowering the register extremely

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233 months ago

rhodie  See my profile wrote:

environs or catchment area

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Either would work depending on context

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233 months ago

rhodie  See my profile wrote:

"circonscription' in quotes

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We shoulod keep the French word

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233 months ago

rhodie  See my profile wrote:

district/area

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Larousse's French/English Dictionary

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233 months ago

Gina W  See profile wrote:

Yes, district sounds good.

233 months ago

Gina W  See profile wrote:

Merci, Gina.

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233 months ago

rhodie  See my profile wrote:

area, territory, sector, ..

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depends on the type of "circonscription", and on who is setting it up.

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233 months ago

Gina W  See profile wrote:

Agree.

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233 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See my profile wrote:

area, territory, sector, ..

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depends on the type of "circonscription", and on who is setting it up.

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