Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 4, 2005 09:38
19 yrs ago
French term
suppose
French to English
Marketing
Law (general)
I know there is a standard formulation for this.It is part of a Terms of Use agreement. Could anyone help me out? L'utilisation des services suppose que l’Inscrit s'est acquitté d'un Abonnement.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | is it assumed |
Charlie Bavington
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| 4 +1 | presumes |
Pasquale Capo
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| 3 +1 | presupposes |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
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Charlie Bavington
Native in English
Works in field
Hassle-free translations for busy people
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
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is it assumed
something like:
It is assumed that the Member has paid for a Subscription to use the services.
Rather depends on fuller context, but that is the basic idea.
It is assumed that the Member has paid for a Subscription to use the services.
Rather depends on fuller context, but that is the basic idea.
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Comment: "Thanks. I got the confirmation I was looking for."
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33 mins
Pasquale Capo
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Professionalism, accuracy and expertise
Native in: Italian (Variants: Calabrian (Calabrese), Sicilian, Molisano, Abruzzese) 
, English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
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10
presumes
in this case I would say presumes may be a better term than assumes...
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1 hr
presupposes
I still like CB's 'assumes' best, but just sometimes, 'presupposes' is easier to use as a drop-in replacement for the French word.
"Use of these services presupposes the Subscriber has taken out a Subscription" etc.
"Use of these services presupposes the Subscriber has taken out a Subscription" etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christopher RH
: agreed for pure "equivalence". If the supposition is false, the rest of the clause is implicitly irrelevant. An "assumption" can be corrected...
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Thanks, CRH! Nice point.
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