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animal rescue advocate

French translation: défenseur des animaux /de la cause animale

16:53 Jan 7, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / dogs
English term or phrase: animal rescue advocate
"She is the editor of a great dogs magasine and an animal rescue advocate."
Défenseur des animaux ?
Axelle531
Local time: 04:59
French translation:défenseur des animaux /de la cause animale
Explanation:
ou militante pour la protection des animaux.

Défenseur est effectivement le terme généralement utilisé pour traduire "advocate" dans ce type de contexte.
Selected response from:

Eliane Bannwarth
France
Local time: 04:59
Grading comment
Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6défenseur des animaux /de la cause animale
Eliane Bannwarth
3 +3avocat de la cause animale
Laurence Peretou
4 +1secouriste animalier
emiledgar
4défenseur de la protection des animaux
Martine Perriau
4défenseur des droits des animaux
Lingua 5B
4une militante au service de la cause animale
Stéphanie Bellumat


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
avocat de la cause animale


Explanation:
une suggestion

Laurence Peretou
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Jacob: Genre B.B., je suppose !
1 min
agree  FBrisson: oui ou "défenseur"
46 mins
agree  Benoit HUPIN (X): un ami des bêtes en somme
2 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
défenseur des animaux /de la cause animale


Explanation:
ou militante pour la protection des animaux.

Défenseur est effectivement le terme généralement utilisé pour traduire "advocate" dans ce type de contexte.

Eliane Bannwarth
France
Local time: 04:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aitor Aizpuru: oui, tout simplement
1 hr
  -> merci !
agree  marie-christine périé: je n'irais pas non plus chercher plus loin/Bonne Année à toi, Eliane !
1 hr
  -> merci Marie-Christine. Tous mes voeux pour cette nouvelle année !
agree  Benoit HUPIN (X)
2 hrs
  -> Merci !
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
15 hrs
  -> Merci !
agree  jean-jacques alexandre
16 hrs
  -> Merci !
agree  mattranslate
16 hrs
  -> Merci !
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
défenseur de la protection des animaux


Explanation:
suggestion, fondée sur «children's rights advocate» = défenseur (et non avocat) des droits de l'enfant

Martine Perriau
Local time: 22:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
défenseur des droits des animaux


Explanation:

défenseur, ou promoteur

Ici :

http://www.tout-jeux-videos.com/index.php?post/Les_d_fenseur...

Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
une militante au service de la cause animale


Explanation:
une suggestion...

Stéphanie Bellumat
Local time: 04:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 138
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
secouriste animalier


Explanation:
Animal rescue involves saving animals (mostly cats and dogs) from life on the steets, and keeping them healthy and happy until one can find someone to adopt them.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-01-07 22:18:15 GMT)
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Or, more completely "championne du secours animalier"

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 04:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 227

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Janet Cannon: seems to be part of the meaning, but is the person a "secouriste" herself, or just a proponent of it ?
3 hrs
  -> Yes, one could add "champion"
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