Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
les faits sont têtus
English translation:
since facts are undeniable
Added to glossary by
Kate Alex
Apr 18, 2005 15:23
19 yrs ago
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French term
les faits sont têtus
French to English
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Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
in submissions relating to a patent dispute via the African Intellectual Property Organisation.
Not typically legal language:-
Et le mandataire de X, puisque, * les faits sont têtus * reconnait quant même, les pleurs dans l'ame, que les Ets Y ont été les premiers a proceder au depot de ladite marque.
Not typically legal language:-
Et le mandataire de X, puisque, * les faits sont têtus * reconnait quant même, les pleurs dans l'ame, que les Ets Y ont été les premiers a proceder au depot de ladite marque.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | since facts are undeniable |
NancyLynn
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| 4 +3 | facts and facts/the facts are merciless/the facts give no quarter |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 +2 | facts are stubborn things |
Karen Tucker (X)
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| 5 | facts are facts |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 | the facts having the annoying habit of getting in the way |
Christopher RH
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
les faits sont t�tus
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since facts are undeniable
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all of you and apologies for not grading sooner. I had not in fact even seen all the answers as some of them arrived after I had finished the translation and for some reason I received no notifications for most of the answers. I felt either Nancy's or Jane's answers would work the best."
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French term (edited):
les faits sont t�tus
facts are stubborn things
Since the phrase is in quotation marks, I think you can use the colloquial expression. You can find lots of hits for this expression on the Web.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
hirselina
: yes!
3 mins
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| agree |
Abu Amaal (X)
: Quotation marks added by asker I think. Nonetheless ... one stock phrase deserves another.
9 hrs
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12 mins
facts and facts/the facts are merciless/the facts give no quarter
there is no denying the facts
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facts ARE facts
ther\'s no getting away from facts
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the facts are inescapable
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the facts are IRREFUTABLE
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Note added at 2005-04-18 15:43:15 (GMT)
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facts ARE facts
ther\'s no getting away from facts
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Note added at 2005-04-18 15:56:14 (GMT)
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the facts are inescapable
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Note added at 2005-04-18 15:57:17 (GMT)
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the facts are IRREFUTABLE
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
NancyLynn
: facts are facts
4 mins
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| agree |
Sarah Walls
: facts are facts
7 hrs
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| agree |
Christopher RH
: and, facts are facts
16 hrs
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4 hrs
French term (edited):
les faits sont t�tus
facts are facts
le mandataire de X, puisque, * les faits sont têtus * reconnait quant même, les pleurs dans l'ame, que les Ets Y ont été les premiers a proceder au depot de ladite marque.
The problem is the flow:
X's agent recognizes - even though it pains him to have to do so - that facts are facts and that Y was the first..
The problem is the flow:
X's agent recognizes - even though it pains him to have to do so - that facts are facts and that Y was the first..
16 hrs
French term (edited):
les faits sont t�tus
the facts having the annoying habit of getting in the way
another suggestion for the specific context here...
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