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104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   asked this question:

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103 months ago

   wrote:

Back to school

My comment:

La rentrée
rentrée scolaire
rentrée academique
emploi du mot académique dans le sens de scolaire = critiqué

My references:

http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i=1&srchtxt=rentree+scolaire&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs


http://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=1199674

104 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

Academic calendar 2017-2019

My comment:

"rentree" is implied and doesn't translate well.

My references:

I found "academic calendar on http://uncw.edu/reg/calendars.html
a university website.

104 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc.   wrote:

ACADEMIC PERIOD 2017 - 2019

My comment:

It covers longer than one academic year/term.

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104 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc.   wrote:

Academic year starting

104 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc.   wrote:

beginning of school year

104 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc.   wrote:

Start/Beginning Of The Academic Year/Term

My references:

Larousse Advanced French/English Dictionary

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   wrote:

Hi Barbara, it is like a title and I fear your rendition might make it heavy, e.g. in French they say Rentrée Académique 2017-2019.

104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   wrote:

Yes

104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   wrote:

Yes

104 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc.   wrote:

the start of the academic year

My comment:

En français on parle plutôt de rentrée universitaire: rentrée académique est un anglicisme.

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   wrote:

Sure

104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   wrote:

So Mr Le Frapper and XX Plaisirsdelavie will: "2017-2019 Start of the Academic Year" be OK?

104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   wrote:

I had forgotten there were two years: start of the 2017-2019 period (instead of year) is preferable as Carlos Pablo suggests.

104 months ago

Obia Ranndy   wrote:

Sure