Jan 28, 2008 12:43
16 yrs ago
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English term
France
17 years in legal/financial translation
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French
tug-of-war
English to French
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
puis-je oser "quadrature du cercle" ici pour tug of war :
"The often repeated dilemma currently facing monetary authorities is that slowing economies - and housing markets - need lower interest rates but higher inflation necessitates raising them. How Europe’s housing markets fare in 2008 depends on the way that tug-of-war develops"
"The often repeated dilemma currently facing monetary authorities is that slowing economies - and housing markets - need lower interest rates but higher inflation necessitates raising them. How Europe’s housing markets fare in 2008 depends on the way that tug-of-war develops"
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +5 | dépendra de l'issu de cette "épreuve de force" |
John Peterson
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| 4 | lutte sans fin |
Martine Yesler
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| 4 | lutte acharnée/ sans issue |
cenek tomas
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| 3 | gageure |
veroperl
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| 3 | pomme de discorde |
alx
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Change log
Jul 18, 2010 08:38: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "tug-of-war (ici)" to "tug-of-war "
Proposed translations
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44 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
English term (edited):
tug-of-war (ici)
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dépendra de l'issu de cette "épreuve de force"
Je garderais le sens de "tug of war" . Quadrature du cercle a plus à voir avec un dilemme qu'on n'arrive pas à résoudre.
Peer comment(s):
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veroperl
: très bon, avec un e à issue :)
5 mins
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merci et mes excuses!
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R_D
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merci
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Clair Pickworth
42 mins
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thanks
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FX Fraipont (X)
1 hr
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merci
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci et bravo pour la formulation"
23 mins
English term (edited):
tug-of-war (ici)
gageure
quadrature du cercle me semble difficile à intégrer dans le texte. Voilà une autre possibilité.
Note from asker:
| c'est une bonne idée ; j'avais articulé ma phrase ainsi : l'évolution des marchés immobiliers dépendra de cette quadrature du cercle |
41 mins
Martine Yesler
Native in French
Fast and professional and accurate
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
English term (edited):
tug-of-war (ici)
lutte sans fin
C'est un peu plus simple comme traduction que celle proposée de Vero mais exprime ce que cela veut dire.
2 hrs
cenek tomas
France
France
Native in French
France
passionate
Native in: French
Works in: Czech to French, English to French, Italian to French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
English term (edited):
tug-of-war (ici)
lutte acharnée/ sans issue
autre suggestion
21 hrs
English term (edited):
tug-of-war (ici)
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