Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Comite de jumelage
English translation:
twinning committee
Added to glossary by
Francis MARC
Jan 15, 2003 02:27
21 yrs ago
French term
Comite de jumelage
French to English
Other
I'm translating a site about a Salsa band and their venues.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +11 | twinning committee | Francis MARC |
4 +1 | Matching Committee | Laura Molinari |
5 | Sister Cities committee | Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) |
Proposed translations
+11
4 hrs
Selected
twinning committee
Ref. Termium:
Domaine(s)
– Municipal Administration
– Urban Studies
– Tourist Lodging
Domaine(s)
– Administration municipale
– Urbanisme
– Hébergement (Tourisme)
twinning
jumelage
jumelage de villes
DEF – Establishment of a
sister city or twin as when the
leaders of one city establish a
special relationship with a
city in some other country. A
stimulus to tourism as well as
general goodwill as often
festivals, exhibits and tour
groups are exchanged. Source
DEF – Coutume consistant à
déclarer jumelles deux villes
situées dans deux pays
différents, afin de susciter
entre elles des échanges.
Source
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Note added at 2003-01-15 06:46:34 (GMT)
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DOC]COMITE DE JUMELAGE
Format de fichier: Microsoft Word 6 - Version HTML
... Art Cadence, Contretemps and Jade presenting salsa, rock\'n ... lunch offered by the Municipality and the Twinning Committee. ... a mini concert of the jazz band of the ...
www.linlithgow-lta.co.uk/newsletter/news02.doc
Cuban Film and Cultural Festival - [ Traduire cette page ]
... a few words about Cuban music and then join the 9-piece salsa band \"Azuka ... Thursday, there will be a reception hosted by the CCFA twinning committee to publicize ...
www.queensu.ca/snid/cubanfilm.htm - 10k
Domaine(s)
– Municipal Administration
– Urban Studies
– Tourist Lodging
Domaine(s)
– Administration municipale
– Urbanisme
– Hébergement (Tourisme)
twinning
jumelage
jumelage de villes
DEF – Establishment of a
sister city or twin as when the
leaders of one city establish a
special relationship with a
city in some other country. A
stimulus to tourism as well as
general goodwill as often
festivals, exhibits and tour
groups are exchanged. Source
DEF – Coutume consistant à
déclarer jumelles deux villes
situées dans deux pays
différents, afin de susciter
entre elles des échanges.
Source
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Note added at 2003-01-15 06:46:34 (GMT)
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DOC]COMITE DE JUMELAGE
Format de fichier: Microsoft Word 6 - Version HTML
... Art Cadence, Contretemps and Jade presenting salsa, rock\'n ... lunch offered by the Municipality and the Twinning Committee. ... a mini concert of the jazz band of the ...
www.linlithgow-lta.co.uk/newsletter/news02.doc
Cuban Film and Cultural Festival - [ Traduire cette page ]
... a few words about Cuban music and then join the 9-piece salsa band \"Azuka ... Thursday, there will be a reception hosted by the CCFA twinning committee to publicize ...
www.queensu.ca/snid/cubanfilm.htm - 10k
Peer comment(s):
agree |
David Sirett
1 hr
|
agree |
Patrick and Carol Collins
1 hr
|
agree |
Ioana Bostan
2 hrs
|
agree |
eldorado
2 hrs
|
agree |
Tony M
2 hrs
|
agree |
jkjones
2 hrs
|
agree |
Sarah Walls
3 hrs
|
agree |
Nancy Bonnefond
: oui, un jumelage est une association de deux villes (étrangères) afin d'établir entres elles des liens et des échanges culturels ou autres.
4 hrs
|
agree |
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
: tout à fait
6 hrs
|
agree |
Yolanda Broad
12 hrs
|
agree |
Louise Dupont (X)
13 hrs
|
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Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
+1
46 mins
Matching Committee
It must be the committee that decides which venues will best match the group's requirements in terms of sound, seating capacity, etc.
This would be totally appropriate in your context.
This would be totally appropriate in your context.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Thierry LOTTE
12 mins
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Thanks Thierry, much appreciated :)
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agree |
andre_
: agree
52 mins
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disagree |
David Sirett
: I find no trace of this meaning in either French or English. I don't see a group setting up a committee for this purpose - its manager/agent would do this.
4 hrs
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David, see http://training.usgs.gov/mentoring/newsletter/newsletter.htm... for example of this term. It's not great, I agree, I've just never heard of a twinning committee in relation to music.
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11 hrs
Sister Cities committee
The jumelage thing in English is Sister Cities International at http://www.sister-cities.org/. The city puts up a little sign showing the name of the city which it is paired with. For example,
website! English language, Russian Language. ...
www.tucson-almaty.info/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
Atlanta/Port of Spain Sister Cities Committee
Under the sister Cities Charter, the Atlanta/Port of Spain Sister City Committee
(A/POS) was founded in 1986 as a people-to-people exchange. ...
www.ci.atlanta.ga.us/sister/pos/pos.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
Lagos-Atlanta Sister Cities Committee
Lagos-Atlanta Sister Cities Committee Welcomes You! LASCC MEMBERS
LASCC Contact Prof. Augustine O. Esogbue, Chairman Tel:(404) 894 ...
www.ci.atlanta.ga.us/sister/lagos/ - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.ci.atlanta.ga.us ]
As I said, jumelage might mean PAIRING in a different way but the whole sentence is needed to determine that.
Now it could be that your Salsa site means something else, in which case one would need more context.
website! English language, Russian Language. ...
www.tucson-almaty.info/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
Atlanta/Port of Spain Sister Cities Committee
Under the sister Cities Charter, the Atlanta/Port of Spain Sister City Committee
(A/POS) was founded in 1986 as a people-to-people exchange. ...
www.ci.atlanta.ga.us/sister/pos/pos.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
Lagos-Atlanta Sister Cities Committee
Lagos-Atlanta Sister Cities Committee Welcomes You! LASCC MEMBERS
LASCC Contact Prof. Augustine O. Esogbue, Chairman Tel:(404) 894 ...
www.ci.atlanta.ga.us/sister/lagos/ - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.ci.atlanta.ga.us ]
As I said, jumelage might mean PAIRING in a different way but the whole sentence is needed to determine that.
Now it could be that your Salsa site means something else, in which case one would need more context.
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