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In difficulty lies opportunity.” Albert Einstein

French translation: La difficulté est source d’opportunités


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English term or phrase:In difficulty lies opportunity.” Albert Einstein
French translation:La difficulté est source d’opportunités
Entered by: Nicole Dargere
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18:45 Jan 29, 2009
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English term or phrase: In difficulty lies opportunity.” Albert Einstein
De quelle manière doit-on traduire cette phrase? Merci d'avance pour vos suggestions.
Nicole Dargere
Canada
Local time: 04:48
La difficulté est source d’opportunités
Explanation:
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Fabrice Michon
France
Local time: 07:48
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Parfait. Merci beaucoup.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3La difficulté est source d’opportunités
Fabrice Michon
4 +3"C’est dans la difficulté que résident les opportunités."
Aude Sylvain
4 +2Au cœur de la difficulté se niche l'opportunité.mattranslate
4 +2Au milieu de (ou dans) la difficulté se trouve l'opportunité.
Drmanu49
5La difficulté engendre les opportunités
Hamid Hajami
4Dans la difficulté, trouvez l’opportunité
Tarik Boussetta
4c'est dans la difficulté que naissent les opportunités
ToursValerie
3 +1La difficulté amène l'opportunité/ La possibilité se tient dans la difficulté.
jackiebrown
3Je n'ai pas échoué, j'ai trouvé dix mille moyens qui ne fonctionnent pas.
memonic
4 -1en difficulte se trouve l'opportuniteKRAT
3Un problème sans solution est un problème mal poséEuqinimod
3c'est dans l'adversité que naissent les opportunités
Fabienne Brisson
3il faut voir dans les difficultés que l'on traverse toutes les opportunités qui s'ouvrent à nous
swanda


  

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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
Au milieu de (ou dans) la difficulté se trouve l'opportunité.


Explanation:
Dans la discorde trouvez l'harmonie. Au milieu de la difficulté se trouve l'opportunité. Albert Einstein. L'harmonie est nécessaire pour la prospérité des ...
pagesperso-orange.fr/algoric/eu/Pdik/Citation/c15.htm - 53k -

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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
La difficulté est source d’opportunités


Explanation:
une option

Fabrice Michon
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Parfait. Merci beaucoup.

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agree  jean-jacques alexandre: took it away from me. Real good
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in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
Au cœur de la difficulté se niche l'opportunité.


Explanation:
quelques versions sur la toile:

-- Au cœur de la difficulté se niche l'opportunité. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/sme2chance/q...

- Au milieu de la difficulté se trouve l'opportunité. http://www.lescitations.net/citations/auteurs/Albert_Einstei...

- Dans la difficulté, trouvez l’opportunité”. http://www.winchrh.com/?p=159

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versions française pour: "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"

mattranslate
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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
Je n'ai pas échoué, j'ai trouvé dix mille moyens qui ne fonctionnent pas.


Explanation:
Une citation d'Einstein qui resume bien l'idée...


    Reference: http://www.dicocitations.com/auteur/1532/Albert_Einstein/25....
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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
"C’est dans la difficulté que résident les opportunités."


Explanation:


une autre possibilité
europatrimoinemanagement.actusite.fr/ressources/expertise/1111/227.pdf? PHPSESSID=ee7d626430f56e9e3d1b06881e5010ef


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agree  Lingua 5B: this is the right tone.
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agree  Hamid Hajami
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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
La difficulté amène l'opportunité/ La possibilité se tient dans la difficulté.


Explanation:
Une suggestion...

jackiebrown
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agree  B D Finch: Votre première suggestion.
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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
c'est dans la difficulté que naissent les opportunités


Explanation:
essai de variante

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-29 20:32:34 GMT)
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ou "La difficulté fait l'opportunité"

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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
Dans la difficulté, trouvez l’opportunité


Explanation:
Dans la difficulté, trouvez l’opportunité

http://www.winchrh.com/?p=159



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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
c'est dans l'adversité que naissent les opportunités


Explanation:
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Fabienne Brisson
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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
Un problème sans solution est un problème mal posé


Explanation:
On peut trouver la citation à l'adresse suivante : http://www.dicocitations.com/citations/citation-44266.php - 14k. Une formulation plus "littérale" de l'anglais pourrait être : "le problème renferme la solution" ou "la solution est contenue dans le problème".

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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
il faut voir dans les difficultés que l'on traverse toutes les opportunités qui s'ouvrent à nous


Explanation:
another option!



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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
en difficulte se trouve l'opportunite


Explanation:
lies=se trouve

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disagree  Stéphanie Soudais: français incorrect
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in difficulty lies opportunity.” albert einstein
La difficulté engendre les opportunités


Explanation:
La difficulté engendre les opportunités

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