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porte plainte
Le Figaro today: 'Souha Arafat, la veuve de Yasser Arafat, porte plainte contre X en France après
que de nouveaux éléments semblent redonner crédit à la thèse de l'empoisonnement
de l'ancien chef palestinien.'
Plse assist with 'porte plainte'. Quite stuck there.
BTW: How does one translate the simple English 'Please' (...help with ...) ?
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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on -
It simply means "sues" or "brings a lawsuit against."
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Permalink Reply by Pete Laubscher on -
Ah! 'porter (la) plainte'! Got it!
Is that then 'lodge/file a complaint' or 'issue a summons'?
Thnks Stu.
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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on -
Yes. I'm not sure whether that expression would still be used in extra-legal affairs, e.g. an employee complaining about unfair treatment, a mother protesting treatment of her son by a school, etc. Maybe a native speaker could tell us.
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Permalink Reply by Pete Laubscher on
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Thnks!
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