« chapeau »

English translation: "umbrella"

02:09 Nov 23, 2019
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: « chapeau »
Ce sont les variables « chapeau » auxquelles nous relierons de nombreux éléments.
Angelina Galanska
United States
English translation:"umbrella"
Explanation:
I'd keep the inverted commas as this is a business context and the word umbrella isn't very technical. Under the entry 'umbrella' in the Collins Robert French-English dictionary 2002 edition (page 2221) the use of it as an adjective, as in 'umbrella body' or 'organisation' is translated in French as 'organisme qui en chapeaute plusieurs autres'.
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Louise Radok (X)
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4 +1"umbrella"
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"umbrella"


Explanation:
I'd keep the inverted commas as this is a business context and the word umbrella isn't very technical. Under the entry 'umbrella' in the Collins Robert French-English dictionary 2002 edition (page 2221) the use of it as an adjective, as in 'umbrella body' or 'organisation' is translated in French as 'organisme qui en chapeaute plusieurs autres'.

Example sentence(s):
  • These are the "umbrella" variables to which we link numerous elements.
Louise Radok (X)
Local time: 04:53
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: we have absolutely NO idea of the actual context. so any answer can't be more than a guess
2 hrs

agree  Stephanie Benoist: can convey "chapeau" as a category concept in different contexts
3 hrs

neutral  Sarojini Seeneevassen: I also think we would need more on the actual context
1 day 58 mins
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