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Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

l'Université a pour vocation de ...

anglais translation:

The U. tradition is...

Added to glossary by Florence Bremond
Mar 23, 2002 08:15
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français term

avoir pour vocation

Non-PRO français vers anglais Autre
Université a pour vocation d’accueillir des étudiants et des chercheurs étrangers.
Proposed translations (anglais)
4 +3 The U. tradition is...
4 to have authority to

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The U. tradition is...

dedicated to (si c'est la vocation la plus importante de cette université)
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agree jmonllop (X)
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to have authority to

Robert Collins Senior
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Note added at 2002-03-23 12:14:51 (GMT)
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The sentence should read like : university has the authority to.....

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Note added at 2002-03-23 12:23:17 (GMT)
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I think the sentence in French should read like: universite a vocation pour d\'acceuillir.....
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