Mar 13, 2013 13:26
11 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
Specialist Insurance Translator
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
n'énervent en rien
French to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
From legal submissions in Luxembourg. This seems to be used often according to google searches, but I can find no satisfactory translation for it.
"Les dernières conclusions notifiées par XXX et YYY **n'énervent en rien** la position de la partie concluante."
I am thinking that it is something like they do not justify or explain??
Anyone come across this before?
Another example found from Belgium:
"Attendu quant au fond que les explications formulées par le failli n’énervent en rien
les motifs énoncés dans le jugement dont opposition"
"Les dernières conclusions notifiées par XXX et YYY **n'énervent en rien** la position de la partie concluante."
I am thinking that it is something like they do not justify or explain??
Anyone come across this before?
Another example found from Belgium:
"Attendu quant au fond que les explications formulées par le failli n’énervent en rien
les motifs énoncés dans le jugement dont opposition"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | do not undermine whatsoever |
Alain Pommet
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| 3 +1 | do not run counter to, do not indispose |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Proposed translations
+2
27 mins
Selected
do not undermine whatsoever
The most recent submissions do nothing to undermine the position.
http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/énerver
http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/énerver
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I went with "do nothing to undermine the position".
Thanks to both for your suggestions - I was clearly on the wrong path and you both helped me to make sense of it!"
+1
43 mins
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Works in field
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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451
do not run counter to, do not indispose
There is room for a mistranslation here, which I hope I have avoided, all the more so with the negative form.
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Note added at 46 mins (2013-03-13 14:13:00 GMT)
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Also, weaken, reduce, lessen... http://www.pierrebouillon.com/2010/03/sens-oublie-du-mot-ene...
based on a more ancient meaning, "affaiblir".
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Note added at 46 mins (2013-03-13 14:13:00 GMT)
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Also, weaken, reduce, lessen... http://www.pierrebouillon.com/2010/03/sens-oublie-du-mot-ene...
based on a more ancient meaning, "affaiblir".
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