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towards/away from

French translation: vers/dans une autre direction

23:55 Mar 26, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / body language
English term or phrase: towards/away from
legs crossed *towards or away from* the interviewer

L'un est un signal positif, l'autre est un signal négatif.
Je conprends que les jambes puissent être croisées *vers* l'intervieweur, mais l'inverse serait?
Martine Brault
Canada
Local time: 13:59
French translation:vers/dans une autre direction
Explanation:
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sarahl (X)
Local time: 10:59
Grading comment
J'ai utilisé « en direction opposée ». Merci à tous!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2vers/dans une autre direction
sarahl (X)
4croisées vers/repliées vers la chaise/le siège
Hepburn
4en face/en oblique
Premium✍️
3loin de
ntaylor (X)
3vers/de l'autre côté
Kari Foster
3croisées en direction de....ou repliées sous la chaise
iol


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
croisées vers/repliées vers la chaise/le siège


Explanation:
On ne peut qu'indiquer la nouvelle direction en ne mentionnant plus l'interviewer mais la chaise. AMHA

Hepburn
France
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en face/en oblique


Explanation:
1. jambes croisées en face de lui
OU
2. croisées en oblique , c-à-d pas en face de lui, donc en position oblique où les jambes/pieds de la personne sont tournés à côté.

Premium✍️
United States
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 77
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
vers/dans une autre direction


Explanation:
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sarahl (X)
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
J'ai utilisé « en direction opposée ». Merci à tous!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvie Pilon (X)
3 hrs
agree  Assimina Vavoula
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
loin de


Explanation:
Les jambes croisées en avant/étendues à l'avant ou sous la chaise.
Les jambes croisées proches ou loin de/éloignées de l'intervieweur.

They are several positive and negative positions for the crossed legs, under the chair, sideways.

Can you use the general seating position?

Assis au bord de la chaise, penché en avant/assis au fond



ntaylor (X)
Local time: 11:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
vers/de l'autre côté


Explanation:
Even though 'body language' isn't one of my source languages... ;-)

Kari Foster
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
croisées en direction de....ou repliées sous la chaise


Explanation:
Ca me semble correspondre aux problèmes d'attitudes qui effectivement sont censées faire la différence d'évaluation psychologique lors d'un entretien ...

iol
France
Local time: 19:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19
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