[wp-polyglots] french translation

Fairweb web at fairweb.fr
Fri Feb 18 09:35:52 GMT 2005


OK Xavier, I don't mind. So if you think we should go for article, then we
will have to read the translation through and amend the sentences with other
words.

Myriam

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Xavier Borderie" <xibe at yahoo.com>
To: <wp-polyglots at lists.automattic.com>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [wp-polyglots] french translation


> [grr, wrote a long answer, lost it because of bad FFox
> manipulation, have to do it all again]
>
> > > > I know "billet" is the term used by keen
> bloggers.
> > > Article is maybe a little bit more understandable
> to the newbie.
> > So my vote would be for billet.
>
> We could also use "un texte" or "un message". I think
> we should stick to the most common denominator, in
> order for everyone to understand the meaning. I tend
> to favor everyday words, and "article" is much more
> used than "billet" these days (at least around me, and
> I work in an online publication - we use "un papier",
> but it's too Press-lingo).
>
> When I started the 1.2 translation, I thought the I
> should stick to the already existing MT one, which
> uses "note".
> To help sort things out, I'm gonna paste the relevant
> definition for each one from Antidote :
>
> Note :
>  - phrases résumant une pensée, une observation, ce
> qu'on a entendu.
>  - Brève communication écrite destinée à informer.
>
> Billet :
>  - Courte lettre.
>  - Petit article de journal.
>
> Article :
>  - Sujet distinct d'un texte. . Texte possédant une
> unité de contenu et faisant partie d'une publication
>  - Unité de base pour le classement, la description et
> le rangement des documents.
>
>
> I think "article" is the one to go.
>
>
>
> =====
> x.
>
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