Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
lanceur d’alerte collaboratif contre les ravageurs
English translation:
collaborative pest alert reporting system (pestalert.mitie-xtra.com/www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=345)
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Carla Selyer
Nov 12, 2017 16:37
6 yrs ago
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French term
lanceur d’alerte collaboratif contre les ravageurs
French to English
Other
Agriculture
Mobile application that assists with pest management
La particularité de l’application réside dans le fait que ce sont avant tout les utilisateurs qui seront les premiers lanceurs d’alerte collaboratifs, en renseignant en temps réel la présence d’insectes ravageurs dans leurs jardins, leurs espaces verts ou leurs champs.
Proposed translations
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Daniel Liberman
United States
United States
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United States
Translator Pt, Fr & Sp-En; En-Pt
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
, English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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launch collaborative alert against the pests
Based on context of collaborating with others to advise about the presence of pests.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Daniel. |
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nweatherdon
Canada
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Economics, finance and biosciences
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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(the first to) dispatch warnings for cooperation against pests
"Lanceur" seems to not be an official position, so framing it as an action and not a position (noun) seems OK.
"alerte collaboratif" - I'm not sure if this should reflect more the fact of the warning, or what cooperation might come after it.
"alerte collaboratif" - I'm not sure if this should reflect more the fact of the warning, or what cooperation might come after it.
Note from asker:
| Thanks. It seems to be an early warning system against pests involving the collaboration of communities. My issue is with the word 'lanceur', which I note you also picked up. |
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: It is the 'alerte' that is 'colloboratif', not the subsequent actions.
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yeah ... but it seems like this might actually be kind of what's the underlying substance ...
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cooperative informants for pests
Please see DB.
Also I imagine some bright spark is going to say these informants are AGAINST pests.... well, of course.
Anyway, with this app, people are, in virtual terms, part of a team who can inform whoever (the authorities?) about the presence of pests. One may wonder how appropriate the term whistleblower is.... this is, as I said above, the term 'lanceur d'alerte' translates; and this explains why I have chosen the less charged term 'informant', while keeping a whiff of the idea of 'snitching'
Also I imagine some bright spark is going to say these informants are AGAINST pests.... well, of course.
Anyway, with this app, people are, in virtual terms, part of a team who can inform whoever (the authorities?) about the presence of pests. One may wonder how appropriate the term whistleblower is.... this is, as I said above, the term 'lanceur d'alerte' translates; and this explains why I have chosen the less charged term 'informant', while keeping a whiff of the idea of 'snitching'
Note from asker:
| Thanks Katsy. |
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philgoddard
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[See my suggestion for the whole thing]
Carla says in the discussion box that the term is a paragraph heading.
In the French, the content of the heading is repeated in the body of the text. English is much less tolerant of repetition.
"Lanceur" in the headline must refer to the app, since it's in the singular. It then appears in the plural, referring to the users. This is inconsistent.
With thanks to katsy for reminding us that one translation of "lanceur d'alerte" is "whistleblower", I suggest the following:
Blowing the whistle on pests
The app's most distinctive feature is that users issue collaborative alerts by sharing real-time information about pests they encounter in their gardens, fields, and other open spaces.
In the French, the content of the heading is repeated in the body of the text. English is much less tolerant of repetition.
"Lanceur" in the headline must refer to the app, since it's in the singular. It then appears in the plural, referring to the users. This is inconsistent.
With thanks to katsy for reminding us that one translation of "lanceur d'alerte" is "whistleblower", I suggest the following:
Blowing the whistle on pests
The app's most distinctive feature is that users issue collaborative alerts by sharing real-time information about pests they encounter in their gardens, fields, and other open spaces.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Phil. |
Discussion
'collaborative' is something of a buzzword in IT at the moment, and I would depart from it at your peril.
@katsy too, I agree, crazy marketing tactic!