rocking point

French translation: un tournant

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English term or phrase:rocking point
French translation:un tournant
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

19:51 Feb 21, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
English term or phrase: rocking point
On June 29, 2013, my life reached a rocking point. The CDRC organized a rally in Tié-Tie where Boukadia would speak. As youth representative I encouraged people to go to the rally and hear the message of Boukadia and the CDRC. During the rally, Boukadia denounced the corruption and mismanagement of the Congo by Sassou-N’Guesso’s administration. Boukadia encouraged the citizens to oppose any efforts to change the Constitution which would allow . Sassou-N’Guesso to remain in power. Boukadia encouraged the population to say ‘no’ to any efforts at manipulating the will of the people.
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 11:14
un tournant
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Alain Boulé
Local time: 17:14
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3 +4un tournant
Alain Boulé
5ma vie a atteint un point d'inflexion
Francois Boye
4ma vie a basculée
HERBET Abel


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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
un tournant


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Alain Boulé
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 32

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agree  Tony M: 'rocking point' is hardly normal EN, but I feel sure this is what it was meant to mean.
17 mins
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
7 hrs
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agree  mchd
11 hrs
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agree  kashew
15 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ma vie a basculée


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HERBET Abel
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: French
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
my life reached a rocking point
ma vie a atteint un point d'inflexion


Explanation:
ma suggestion conforme a la lettre du texte

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Germaine: Comment êtes-vous passé de "rocking" à "inflexion"? J'avoue, j'ai manqué le moment où le point d'inflexion est devenu à la mode pour dire "point tournant" ou "réorientation", mais ce n'est pas le sens ici... pour le moment. Cf. discussion
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