Pleins feux sur les prépositions (SFE-110) [offered in French only]

Professional training

Do you often wonder if you’re using prepositions correctly in French? Is à travers accepted now? Is it crier après quelqu’un, or should that be contre or sur? Would you like get better at translating English prepositions such as “for” and “with” that have more than one meaning? Then this half-day workshop is for you!

Specialists in translation or revision (English to French) or writing (in French)

You must already be involved in translating or revising English-to-French texts.

The workshop is given in French; however, you are welcome to use the official language of your choice.

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• avoid using English sentence structure when translating the prepositions “for” and “with” into French
• choose prepositions wisely as usage evolves

Please consult the directory and schedule of Translation Bureau courses.

Maximum of 12

The Translation Bureau reserves the right to cancel this activity unless there are at least 6 registrations.

$200 (free of charge for Translation Bureau employees)

20% discount for members of a recognized professional association. Please send proof of certification, such as a photo of your membership card, to btformation.tbtraining@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

To register for this workshop, please consult the Translation Bureau course registration procedure and form.