Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Vous me savez représenter
English translation:
You will be aware that/As you know, I represent...
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Rebecca Elliott
Feb 5, 2008 11:20
16 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Vous me savez représenter
French to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
The context is Swiss. It opens a letter to the Public Prosecutor. I've never come across this construction before:
Vous me savez représenter les intérêts de Monsieur X consécutive aux différentes plaintes pénales qui ont été dirigées à l’encontre de ce dernier.
Thank you
Vous me savez représenter les intérêts de Monsieur X consécutive aux différentes plaintes pénales qui ont été dirigées à l’encontre de ce dernier.
Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | You will be aware that/As you know, I represent... |
John Farebrother
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| 5 +1 | As you may be aware, I represent |
Carla Selyer
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| 3 +2 | You know that I represent |
Graham macLachlan
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Proposed translations
+7
16 mins
John Farebrother
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
LAWYER-LINGUIST, ACCREDITED INTERPRETER
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Dutch to English, German to English, and 18 more.
Related KudoZ points
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11
Selected
You will be aware that/As you know, I represent...
another possibility, more natural
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much."
+2
5 mins
You know that I represent
at first glance, maybe there's more to it....
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Zofia Wislocka
5 mins
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thanks
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| agree |
Kpy
10 mins
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thanks
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| neutral |
B D Finch
: A wee bit abrupt?
3 hrs
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indeed, my intention was but to give the asker an indication as to the grammar behind her question, for which I am eternally unrepentant ;-)
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+1
1 hr
Carla Selyer
Native in English
Specializes in field
Portuguese, French & Spanish specialist
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
As you may be aware, I represent
Splitting hairs. This is another option to the answers already given.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
John Farebrother
: not quite the same, my version is stronger which may be more appropriate in this context; or maybe not, depending on the rest of the letter
16 mins
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: "may be" is rather superfluous
3 hrs
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| agree |
Graham macLachlan
: what a lot of hair splitting :-)
20 hrs
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