Hello all,
I have a problem to translate this expression "faire accepter qqc à qqn" in English.
My sentence is: "La Court devait faire accepter ces principes aux Etats membres". I am puzzled about the expression "faire accepter".
I know that to translate "faire faire qqc", there are two possibilities:
- either using "to make someone/something do something"= "faire qqc à qqn", for example: "I made everybody laugh" = "J'ai fait rire tout le monde"
That usage relates to an active form.
- either using "to have/get someone/something done"= "faire faire qqc", for example: "I made the wall repainted" = "J'ai fait repeindre le mur"
That usage relates to a passive form.
Then, in my sentence, my try was:
"The Court had to have the principle accepted by the Member States".
I wrote this because it is a passive meaning, the principles had to be accepted by the Member States. But this does not sound very good to me. Am I wrong?
Furthermore, is it possible to write: "The Court had to make the principles accepted by the Member States"?
Thanks in advance for any help
I have a problem to translate this expression "faire accepter qqc à qqn" in English.
My sentence is: "La Court devait faire accepter ces principes aux Etats membres". I am puzzled about the expression "faire accepter".
I know that to translate "faire faire qqc", there are two possibilities:
- either using "to make someone/something do something"= "faire qqc à qqn", for example: "I made everybody laugh" = "J'ai fait rire tout le monde"
That usage relates to an active form.
- either using "to have/get someone/something done"= "faire faire qqc", for example: "I made the wall repainted" = "J'ai fait repeindre le mur"
That usage relates to a passive form.
Then, in my sentence, my try was:
"The Court had to have the principle accepted by the Member States".
I wrote this because it is a passive meaning, the principles had to be accepted by the Member States. But this does not sound very good to me. Am I wrong?
Furthermore, is it possible to write: "The Court had to make the principles accepted by the Member States"?
Thanks in advance for any help