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Ministre de l'Intérieur, de l'Outre Mer et des Collectivités Territoriales

English translation: Minister of the Interior [, Overseas Departments and Territories, and Local Government]

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French term or phrase:Ministre de l'Intérieur, de l'Outre Mer et des Collectivités Territoriales
English translation:Minister of the Interior [, Overseas Departments and Territories, and Local Government]
Entered by: Kevin Pendergast

11:56 Jul 24, 2009
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French term or phrase: Ministre de l'Intérieur, de l'Outre Mer et des Collectivités Territoriales
(I appreciate that this is a very long 'term', but that is rather the problem here).
when this occurs either in a logo at the head of a legal/formal letter or, also, in a press release, can you just translate it as the French 'Home Office' or is there an official detailed translation.
(I have tried looking on the internet, and you get to a site about the French 'Home Office', so maybe that is sufficient?)
mportal
Local time: 17:29
Minister of the Interior
Explanation:
the best way to cut it short, I think

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-07-24 12:07:21 GMT)
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If you're looking for a translation of the office (Ministère), it would be Interior Ministry

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Note added at 55 mins (2009-07-24 12:52:27 GMT)
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The official website even says "Bienvenue sur le site du Ministère de l'Intérieur" on the home page, without the DOM-TOMs and the collectivités territoriales, so I think that if you need to save spave, you can easily leave it "M. of the Interior" without worrying about it not being a proper "official" translation.
http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/

By the way, the full title as it stands today was only established two years ago...
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministère_de_l'Intérieur_(Franc...
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Kevin Pendergast
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:29
Grading comment
Thank you Will (and also to Phil Goddard, for the full translation)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Minister of the Interior
Kevin Pendergast
4 +3Minister for the Interior, Overseas Territories and Local and Regional Authorities
mohanv
4French Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Local and Regional Authorities
mohanv
4Minister of the Interior, Overseas France and Territorial Communities
Giovanni Giglio


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ministre de l'Interieur, de l'Outre Mer et des Collectivites Territoriales
French Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Local and Regional Authorities


Explanation:
http://www.ambafrance-eau.org/IMG/electionsmunicipales_ang.p...

Elections municipales 2008: communes de moins de 3 500 habitants: mémento à l'usage du candidat,

Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'Outre mer et des Collectivités territoriales
(French Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Local and Regional Authorities)
- December 2007, 28 p. (Information for candidates in municipalities with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants)

mohanv
India
Local time: 21:59
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  cmwilliams (X): yes, except it's Minister rather then Ministry. But this seems to be the official translation. Perhaps you could repost your answer?
5 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ministre de l'Interieur, de l'Outre Mer et des Collectivites Territoriales
Minister of the Interior, Overseas France and Territorial Communities


Explanation:
According to the sources below here, this is the official translation, which recurs also on the website of the EU Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/services/showShotlist.do?out=...

Example sentence(s):
  • The French Ministry of the Interior, Overseas France and Territorial Communities (the Ministry of State for Overseas France) is organising an exhibition on "Overseas Europe: Wealth and Diversity".
  • In a comment to the press, the French Minister of the Interior, Overseas France and Territorial Communities, Michèle Alliot-Marie expressed France’s openness for the Quadro group’s document.

    Reference: http://www.eu2008.fr/PFUE/lang/en/accueil/PFUE-09_2008/PFUE-...
    Reference: http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=81544
Giovanni Giglio
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  cmwilliams (X): 'authorities' rather than 'communities'
12 mins
neutral  philgoddard: Territorial communities might be the "official"translation, but it doesn't sound English.
31 mins
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Ministre de l'Interieur, de l'Outre Mer et des Collectivites Territoriales
Minister for the Interior, Overseas Territories and Local and Regional Authorities


Explanation:
Minister for the Interior, Overseas Territories and Local and Regional Authorities of France

http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/NewsWord/en/jha/104584.doc

PRESS RELEASE
2908th meeting of the Council
Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 27 and 28 November 2008
Presidents:
Ms Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Territories and Local and Regional Authorities of France
Mr Brice HORTEFEUX, Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Development Solidarity of France
Ms Rachida DATI, Keeper of the Seals, Minister for Justice of France


mohanv
India
Local time: 21:59
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cmwilliams (X): yes, this is also used on the French government's web site (your first reference).
42 mins
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agree  Anne-Marie Grant (X)
6 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  writeaway: horse/water syndrome
291 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Ministre de l'Interieur, de l'Outre Mer et des Collectivites Territoriales
Minister of the Interior


Explanation:
the best way to cut it short, I think

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-07-24 12:07:21 GMT)
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If you're looking for a translation of the office (Ministère), it would be Interior Ministry

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 55 mins (2009-07-24 12:52:27 GMT)
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The official website even says "Bienvenue sur le site du Ministère de l'Intérieur" on the home page, without the DOM-TOMs and the collectivités territoriales, so I think that if you need to save spave, you can easily leave it "M. of the Interior" without worrying about it not being a proper "official" translation.
http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/

By the way, the full title as it stands today was only established two years ago...
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministère_de_l'Intérieur_(Franc...

Kevin Pendergast
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Will (and also to Phil Goddard, for the full translation)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: If you wanted the whole thing, I'd say the interior, overseas departments and territories, and local government. But I wouldn't say "home office" - that's too British. And Will is right - it's the minister, not the ministry.
15 mins
agree  George C.: of the Interior
22 mins
agree  rkillings: Don't cut it short in the letterhead, but you can describe him/her in text as just plain (and lowercase) "interior minister" (to go along with foreign minister, finance minister, etc.).
1 day 12 hrs
neutral  writeaway: pity. sounds awkward. and local government sounds 'tagged on' and doesn't really fit it. regional and local authorities is the official translation. a shame to igore it
291 days
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