Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
references
French translation:
lettres de recommandation
Added to glossary by
Sandra Mouton
Apr 20, 2011 16:25
13 yrs ago
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English term
United Kingdom
Efficiency and finesse
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, Latin to French, and 3 more.
references
English to French
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
Hello colleagues,
In an American English marketing text advertising the merits of a language school abroad, the following sentence can be found:
"Our friendly school is close to shops and services, while our student information service is there to help you with any queries [...]. We can also assist you with home stay placements, ***references***, banking support and under-age tuition."
Sorry, no other context.
Any explanation about what sort of references these might be would be extremely helpful.
Thanks in advance.
In an American English marketing text advertising the merits of a language school abroad, the following sentence can be found:
"Our friendly school is close to shops and services, while our student information service is there to help you with any queries [...]. We can also assist you with home stay placements, ***references***, banking support and under-age tuition."
Sorry, no other context.
Any explanation about what sort of references these might be would be extremely helpful.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +5 | lettres de recommendation |
cchat
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| 3 +1 | Recommandations (conseils) |
Layla de Chabot
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| 4 | recommendations |
nicolewetzel
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Proposed translations
+5
11 mins
Selected
lettres de recommendation
I think this is what is meant, from the context.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
42 mins
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Thanks.
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| agree |
Simon Mac
: agree (but typo: recommAndation)
3 hrs
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Merci de l'avoir signalé.
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| agree |
Savvas SEIMANIDIS
: en rectifiant l'orthographe selon la remarque de yx37029.
3 hrs
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Merci.
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: avec "a"
8 hrs
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Merci.
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| agree |
enrico paoletti
1 day 2 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci à tous pour votre aide. Au final, j'ai choisi cette hypothèse que la texte faisait référence ici à cette pratique."
+1
3 hrs
Recommandations (conseils)
Le contexte suggère qu'il ne s'agit pas de "lettre" mais de "conseil".
En effet, il s'agit visiblement d'aider les futurs étudiants : trouver un logement en famille, la banque etc.
"References / Recommandations" me paraît être assez générique ici : on donne des conseils divers selon les besoin de l'étudiant (peut-être des hôtels, transport, lieux à visiter etc.)
En effet, il s'agit visiblement d'aider les futurs étudiants : trouver un logement en famille, la banque etc.
"References / Recommandations" me paraît être assez générique ici : on donne des conseils divers selon les besoin de l'étudiant (peut-être des hôtels, transport, lieux à visiter etc.)
Reference:
1 day 7 mins
recommendations
recommendations / conseils généraux pour l'étudiant
Discussion
I hoped somebody had an idea about what sort of references an American language school would deem important to offer (we aren't talking about academic certification here).