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234 months ago

chrisstranslation (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Business / Marketing / Financial
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	annuler les dispositions
Context:	Le présent courrier annule les
Keywords:	business letter

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234 months ago

wrote:

remit the arrangements

My comment:

it could also be "cancel the clauses" if it's about some written agreement

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234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

no, it is neither

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

no, it is neither

234 months ago

wrote:

cancels the terms stipulated in the letter

My comment:

cancels the terms or provisions stipulated (stated)

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234 months ago

Libbett Watson wrote:

nullifies the terms

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234 months ago

Libbett Watson wrote:

nullify the arrangements

My comment:

The present letter nullifies the arrangements made in the letter of the 10th instant

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234 months ago

Libbett Watson wrote:

makes the provisions stated (in the letter dated...) null and void

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234 months ago

Libbett Watson wrote:

cancels the provisions stated in

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234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Salut Bertrand This is the correct one

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Agree. "Cancels" or "cancels out" is much more idiomatic here than "nullify"

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Standard business correspondence is mostly devoid of idiomatic expression.

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

What an odd thing to say! Idiomatic English is surely what we all aim for. Are you sure you know what idiomatic means?

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Yes-I know what it means. That's why entered the comment I did. Nothing odd about my entry whatsoever.

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

I DO agree that "invalidates" (see my entry below) would be better than "nullifies."

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

What an odd thing to say! Idiomatic English is surely what we all aim for. Are you sure you know what idiomatic means?

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Agree. "Cancels" or "cancels out" is much more idiomatic here than "nullify"

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Salut Bertrand This is the correct one

234 months ago

Libbett Watson wrote:

nullifies/invalidates the stipulations of

My references:

Grand Dictionnaire Francais/Anglais Larousse

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234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Since you state that it's a business letter rather than a legal document, I decided that "stipulations" would be more appropriate than "provisions."

234 months ago

Gina W wrote:

I agree.

234 months ago

Gina W wrote:

Merci, Gina.

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

See my comment under Bertrand's answer

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

re your comment - words fail me....... I receive many business letters, most of them written in good, idiomatic English (unlike many of the translations suggested on this site).

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

My experience with business letters (whether in French, Spanish, or English) is quite different than yours, Jennifer, since one isn't dealing with source writing of the calibre one ultimately finds most of the time in the field of publishing. Should one's translation come across as poor as the original? I wouldn't want to be associated with the same and have actually been asked to redo somebody's translation of a business letter from a very fampus theatrical organization, for which I received rave reviews (keeping in line with the theatrical). Regards.

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Hello again, Barbara. I wasn't talking about translation - merely your comment that business letters are devoid of idiomatic expression, which is clearly not the case. As far as translation goes, I don't know what kind of material you translate, but all business letters I have translated have been written in good French and translated accordingly. Personally I wouldn't bother with poor originals. Have a good evening (what's left of it here!)

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Yes-it's probably better not to bother with poor source documents. It's sometimes very time-consuming to make sure that you have properly assessed their meaning. The possibility for translator error, in these cases, could be higher than average and I certainly wouldn't want to compromise myself professionally.

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

re your comment - words fail me....... I receive many business letters, most of them written in good, idiomatic English (unlike many of the translations suggested on this site).

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

See my comment under Bertrand's answer

234 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

234 months ago

Libbett Watson wrote:

Agreement is suspended

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