Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 26, 2006 13:59
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French term
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statuts
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
not-for-profit organizations
General question: I am aware that we translates "statuts" as "Memorandum and Articles of Association" for a company. However, what do we say when this concerns "les statuts" of "une association" (1901)?
Proposed translations
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| 5 | statutes |
gabuss
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| 4 +8 | by-laws |
Michael Lotz
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| 3 +1 | bye-laws |
David Hollywood
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| 3 +1 | articles of association |
Assimina Vavoula
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Proposed translations
16 mins
Selected
statutes
cf. The Oxford-Hachette Dictionary Page 777 gives this: "Les statuts de l'association" = "the association's statutes"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: " I went for this answer in the end."
+1
10 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
Specializes in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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55
bye-laws
Si l'acte d'association est la base juridique sur laquelle repose l'édifice de l'association et son action, les statuts (bye-laws) constituent l'élément ...
www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/html/r8911f/r8911f0c.htm - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
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Les statuts (byelaws) sont un élément essentiel de l'organisation de l'association. Fondés sur l'acte constitutif ou tout autre document juridique ...
www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/html/r8911f/r8911f07.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
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or "by-laws" as Michael suggests
www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/html/r8911f/r8911f0c.htm - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-05-26 14:11:32 GMT)
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Les statuts (byelaws) sont un élément essentiel de l'organisation de l'association. Fondés sur l'acte constitutif ou tout autre document juridique ...
www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/html/r8911f/r8911f07.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
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or "by-laws" as Michael suggests
+1
6 hrs
Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Greece
Specializes in field
Greece
LEGAL, EU, CORPORATE TRANSLATIONS
Native in: Greek 
Works in: French to Greek, Greek to French, English to Greek, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
articles of association
International Business Dict.,1974,Kluwer-Deventer
+8
9 mins
by-laws
one possibility...
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On spelling: bylaws (50 million ghits) versus by-laws (21 million ghits).
both occur, with some dictionaries favoring one or the other.
It seems bylaws is favored by current usage, without the hyphen..
So, BYLAWS....
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-05-26 23:59:55 GMT)
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On spelling: bylaws (50 million ghits) versus by-laws (21 million ghits).
both occur, with some dictionaries favoring one or the other.
It seems bylaws is favored by current usage, without the hyphen..
So, BYLAWS....
Peer comment(s):
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Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
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thank you Diana
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David Hollywood
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thanks David
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Joy Gehner
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thanks Joy
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Alison Jenner
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thanks Alison
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writeaway
: you can't lose. in the US, 'les statuts' are always the by(e)-laws no matter what the organization
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thank you writeaway !
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nnaemeka Odimegwu
: check the net
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thanks emekadavid
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Erik Macki
: If for U.S. English, Merriam-Webster and AHD both prefer "bylaws" (no hyphen).
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yes, thanks Erik.
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Gina W
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thanks gad
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