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axes dégagés

English translation: orientations identified

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French term or phrase:axes dégagés
English translation:orientations identified
Entered by: Steffen Walter

10:58 Jun 8, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Government / Politics / Article on Social Services of General Interest
French term or phrase: axes dégagés
Hi everyone, I am lacking ideas to translate "axes dégagés" here: the ways (already) laid out (in 2006)?Or: the lines (already) traced (in 2006)? Or should I go for something like the "concepts already laid out in 2006"? Any help welcome! Context: The European Commission published a Communication in 2006 on the services of general interest and in particular on the SSGI -Social Services of General Interest- .
"La Commission se réfère ainsi aux axes déjà dégagés en 2006, tel que le service personnalisé : « Il appartient aux autorités publiques de tirer tout le parti de ces possibilités en exigeant des candidats qu’ils mettent au point un concept de service sur mesure (…). Les autorités publiques peuvent par exemple préciser que les candidats doivent répondre aux besoins spécifiques de groupes déterminés d’usagers »."
Catherine Gorton
Local time: 09:38
orientations identified (ICI)
Explanation:
Basically, this is just wanky bureaucratic jargon, and it deserves nothing better than a (more or less literal) wanky bureaucratic translation.
Selected response from:

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Hi everyone, I think this fits best in my text, Thanks to all of you for all the answers and comments!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1orientations identified (ICI)
Richard Benham
3 +1the measures already initiated (to get things started)
Ellen Kraus
4the guidelines already brought out
Euqinimod (X)
4guidelines (already) set out
matmcv (X)
3projects undertaken
Enza Longo
3lines of thrust already established/agreed
CMJ_Trans (X)
2pave the way
Emma Paulay
3 -1plans already released
MatthewLaSon


  

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
axes dégagés (HERE)
projects undertaken


Explanation:
projects already undertaken

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: English
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
axes dégagés (HERE)
lines of thrust already established/agreed


Explanation:
OK - I'm not a big fan of lines of thrust but that's what it means

approaches

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 10:38
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
axes dégagés (HERE)
the measures already initiated (to get things started)


Explanation:
it´s may, a bit free but nontheless suitable in the context

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Note added at 2 Stunden (2008-06-08 13:06:35 GMT)
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or: to get the project started or to get the project going

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 10:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
15 mins
  -> thank you!
neutral  CMJ_Trans (X): nuance - these were lines of approach - there is no guarantee that actual measures have yet been instigated
1 hr
  -> simple talks with the competent persons or authorities may be termed measures. Ellen
neutral  writeaway: with CMJ. you are adding elements not in the French
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
axes dégagés (HERE)
pave the way


Explanation:
It's hardly literal, but maybe something like:

the decisions taken in 2006/the 2006 measures...have paved the way for.....

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 10:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
axes dégagés (HERE)
orientations identified (ICI)


Explanation:
Basically, this is just wanky bureaucratic jargon, and it deserves nothing better than a (more or less literal) wanky bureaucratic translation.

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Hi everyone, I think this fits best in my text, Thanks to all of you for all the answers and comments!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Janet Cannon: or in combination with CMJ, orientations established
6 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
axes dégagés (HERE)
the guidelines already brought out


Explanation:
Une autre formulation.

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 6
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
axes dégagés (HERE)
plans already released


Explanation:
Hello,

axes = plans

dégagés = released

The plans that have already been released.



MatthewLaSon
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Janet Cannon: I'm not picking on you, but I can't figure out where you got those equivalents. Not in my dictionary !
3 hrs
  -> Let's be light-hearted here (lol). First of all, "axes" can be "courses of direction." dégagé = release (brought out). Dictionaries are just guides. Often times, the right translation is not found in the dico. I'm not following your disagree.
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
guidelines (already) set out


Explanation:
Catherine, I feel you were close with your first two suggestions, but not "ways". Lines, guidelines, I even thought of "vectors projected" for a really wanky bureaucratic expression! ;) "Traced" is good; "sketched", etc.

matmcv (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:38
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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