Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

affiliation à

English translation:

membership of

Added to glossary by Cecile Dupont
Oct 6, 2017 08:47
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French term

affiliation à

Non-PRO French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Is it better to use "membership (of)" or "affiliation"?

Context:

L'affiliation à la fédération européenne des ...

L'affiliation est liée au règlement d'ordre intérieur de l'association à la condition d'affiliation individuelle à ...

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Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 membership of
Change log

Oct 6, 2017 10:55: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): writeaway, GILLES MEUNIER, Rachel Fell

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Discussion

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Oct 6, 2017:
@BD Another valid point.
B D Finch Oct 6, 2017:
A different difference Affiliation is also a subordinate association, so an affiliate member of an organisation is not a full member. However, affiliation rather than membership can also enable an organisation to preserve its independence, e.g. trades unions affiliated to the Labour party
Tony M Oct 6, 2017:
@ Nikki Good point!

Asker will need to see if any distinction is being made in this particualr context, as FR might, for example, have used 'adhésion' if it had actually meant 'full membership' — so best to check!
Nikki Scott-Despaigne Oct 6, 2017:
membership/affiliation:a difference "Membership" implies full membership, "affiliation" often suggests a looser association than full membership.
Cecile Dupont (asker) Oct 6, 2017:
Thank you for your answer. In this case, it refers to a food company which becomes a member of a federation and has to pay annual membership fees.
Tony M Oct 6, 2017:
@ Asker I thin the answer really depends WHO it is that is being 'affilié'? And to a certain extent, what this 'affiliation' involves?
This extra context is about the only thing that will make it possible to decide either way.

Proposed translations

+5
45 mins
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membership of

In that case, I'd say generally 'membership' would be appropriate (though you will doubtless also find many examples of 'affiliation too!)

Surely if this is a European Federation, you will probaby find they have a website or at least published documents where you may find which is their own preferred translation?

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Note added at 54 minutes (2017-10-06 09:42:11 GMT)
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With the caveat raised in the comment by Nikki in discussion!

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Note added at 3 heures (2017-10-06 12:41:48 GMT)
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And I also totally agree with the point made by BDF in the discussion box.
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