Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
a titre absolu
English translation:
absolutely prohibited
Added to glossary by
KNielsen
May 9, 2005 15:54
19 yrs ago
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French term
a titre absolu
French to English
Other
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
marchandises prohibees a titre absolu--is this absolutely prohibited??
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | yes...absolutely prohibited |
Aisha Maniar
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| 5 | absolutely prohibited |
Carmen Schultz
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| 5 | under any circumtances |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 3 | ...totally banned |
French2English
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Proposed translations
+1
6 mins
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
yes...absolutely prohibited
in your phrase "goods that are absolutely prohibited"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sorry, it looks like Carmen and Aisha replied at the same time; thank you all for your suggestions!"
6 mins
Carmen Schultz
Native in English
Accurate & Reliable
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
absolutely prohibited
yes, absolutely prohibited
5 hrs
French2English
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
BA(Hons), Dip Trans IOL, MCIL London
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
...totally banned
...another suggestion, depending on the tone and style of your text.
6 hrs
under any circumtances
is more official..absolutely is not for this jargon, IMO..spoken yes but not on a sign somewhere
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