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141 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

General

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

à qui de droit

Context:

-Demain matin, j'irai porter tes papiers à qui de droit. Toi, tu vas rester ici jusqu'à nouvel ordre

 

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141 months ago

  See profile wrote:

to whoever is in charge/responsible

My comment:

may not even know which is the responsible authority

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

141 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

This seems right in the context. "To whom it may concern", which is obviously correct, would not work here - it's a conversation.

141 months ago

Josephine Cassar  See profile wrote:

to whoever is in charge/responsible

My comment:

may not even know which is the responsible authority

141 months ago

MACVieira  See profile wrote:

To the appropriate / relevant authority

My comment:

If it is not in a formal context (and here it seems that the two persons are friends or related), you can also say to the appropriate / relevant authority.

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141 months ago

WordPerfekt  See profile wrote:

to whom it may concern / to whomever it concerns

My comment:

Used when the intended recipient is not known by name

141 months ago

WordPerfekt  See profile wrote:

to whom it may concern

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141 months ago

WILHELMINA TWENEBOA-KODUA  See profile wrote:

I agree