I am writing my PHD thesis in french, sometimes I took some sentences, phrases from english references and try to rewriting them in french so that the meaning is close.
Is this a plagiarism?
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Sign up to join this communityI am writing my PHD thesis in french, sometimes I took some sentences, phrases from english references and try to rewriting them in french so that the meaning is close.
Is this a plagiarism?
Yes, basically taking someone's language, thoughts, ideas or expressions without correct referencing is plagiarism...
Edit based on comments:
If you reference the material correctly, even though you translated and / or paraphrased it, is fine.