French term
France
The Human Translator
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
s’engage à
Poor choice of words in the original? I can't get away with any of the stock translations of "s'engager" here!
| 3 +8 | certifies |
Amaury de Cizancourt
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| 4 +1 | attest/confirm that |
Marie Jackson
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| 3 +1 | you certify that |
Patti Maselli
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Ian Cairncross
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Proposed translations
France
Contracts and Technical
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian) 
, English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 1 more.
certifies
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Note added at 7 mins (2013-07-16 10:59:06 GMT)
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Don't know what went wrong with my example sentence...
"Certifies that he has reached the minimum legal age", or equivalent.
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Yvonne Gallagher
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John ANTHONY
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: P.S. : "to commit" is not a one-size-fits-all for "s'engager". It can be "to undertake", "to confirm" (and there are others), but also, as here "to certify".
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James A. Walsh
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writeaway
: or just hereby states/declares that..... how can they certify it?
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Kévin Bernier
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AllegroTrans
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Netherlands
Mirroring your message
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
attest/confirm that
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B D Finch
: Attests, not "confirms", as the latter is not sufficiently strong.// The French uses "s'engage", which is stronger than "confirms".
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Thanks B.D.! The choice probably depends on what the site actually offers.
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philgoddard
: Either of these is fine in my opinion. It's not like they have to swear an oath on the Bible or anything.
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Martinique
you certify that
For example, if the legal age is 18, you can write, "you certify that you are over 18."
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philgoddard
: I agree that it should be in the second person, not the third.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: The choice of 2nd or 3rd person will depend on choices made regarding the translation as a whole.
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Canada
Professional Excellence
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
pledges
...pledges to be at least 18 years of age
Discussion
The apparently odd wording is not that odd if the document relates to an event in the future. It looks as though the individual is certifying now that the age requirement will be satisfied at the key date. For example, a person who is 17 at the time of signing the document can confirm that by the time d-day arrives, he will be 18.