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“Where to Find It”

French translation: "Où chercher"


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English term or phrase:"Where to Find It"
French translation:"Où chercher"
Entered by: xxxdf49f
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17:12 Aug 21, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / employee guide (retail)
English term or phrase: “Where to Find It”
This is the title of a section in the Employee Guide, but because the thing is not in order, I don't know what it is the heading of - reugneugneu - Any ideas, as no amount of coffee can unstick my brain just now? MTIA and I'll do the same for you one day, I promise ! :-)
NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 11:18
Où chercher?
Explanation:
option qui permet d'éviter "le/la/les..." puisque vous ne savez pas de quoi il s'agit!

et en Français -du moins en France - on cherche là où l'Anglais trouve/finds! (différence socio/psycho-linguistique peut-être?)
Selected response from:

xxxdf49f
France
Local time: 17:18
Grading comment
je crois bien que vous avez raison dominique. il n'y a pas 36 solutions, comme disait l'autre, mais il y en a une bonne dizaine, non? ;-) merci à tous et à toutes
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6où le trouver
elysee
4 +4Où trouver les renseignementsxxxSyllab
4 +4où trouver ce que l'on cherche/ce que vous cherchez
SanC
4 +2Comment l'obtenir / Comment le trouver / Où se renseigner ..Suzy G
3 +3Recherchexxxsarahl
4 +1Où trouver quoi ?
Hacene
3 +1Où chercher?xxxdf49f


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
“where to find it”
Où trouver les renseignements


Explanation:
ça dépend de ce que l'on veut que l'employé trouve...
des renseignements, des produits, etc.

À quel endroit vais-je le (la, les) trouver?

Bonne chance :-)

xxxSyllab
Local time: 11:18
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gilbertlu: ...ou bien "Comment chercher ..."
13 mins
  -> Merci :-) Bon dimanche

agree  xxxPFB
42 mins
  -> Merci Philippe :-)

agree  Philippe Maillard
4 hrs
  -> Merci Philippe :-)

agree  Estelle Demontrond-Box
14 hrs
  -> Merci Estelle. Bon lundi :-)
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
“where to find it”
où le trouver


Explanation:
où le trouver?

(s'il s'agit de où trouver ce guide)

ou

où trouver les info / où trouver les informations (/les informations utiles) ?

sans plus de contexte malheureusement...c'est pas pratique...

elysee
Italy
Local time: 17:18
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sporran: il n'y a pas 36 solutions, n'est-ce pas ?
15 mins
  -> merci..

agree  xxxPFB
29 mins
  -> Merci Philippe

agree  Philippe Maillard
4 hrs
  -> Merci Philippe

agree  DocteurPC: c'est ça, littéralement
4 hrs
  -> Merci !

agree  Catherine VIERECK
1 day19 hrs
  -> Merci

agree  Tom Bishop
2 days4 hrs
  -> merci
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
“where to find it”
Comment l'obtenir / Comment le trouver / Où se renseigner ..


Explanation:
Le choix est vaste - tout dépend du contexte !

Suzy G
Local time: 17:18
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxPFB
25 mins
  -> thanks!

agree  Philippe Maillard
4 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
“where to find it”
où trouver ce que l'on cherche/ce que vous cherchez


Explanation:
pour rester neutre... bonne chance Nancy!

SanC
France
Local time: 17:18
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxPFB
16 mins
  -> merci Philippe

agree  Francine Alloncle
19 mins
  -> merci Francine

agree  Philippe Maillard
4 hrs
  -> merci Philippe

agree  Estelle Demontrond-Box
13 hrs
  -> merci Estelle
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
“where to find it”
Recherche


Explanation:
***

xxxsarahl
Local time: 08:18
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxPFB: Tout dépend en effet du style du document source
1 min
  -> quand on a pas de contexte, autant rester neutre. merci !

agree  sporran
20 mins
  -> merci !

agree  Philippe Maillard
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
“where to find it”
Où trouver quoi ?


Explanation:
..
juste 3 exemples
http://www2.csduroy.qc.ca/EIDF/Spe/907/favoris17.html


    Reference: http://jacqueshelian.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page6.html
    Reference: http://www.ac-reims.fr/datice/langetrangeres/ou_trouver/trou...
Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:18
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippe Maillard
2 hrs
  -> merci Philippe
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
“where to find it”
Où chercher?


Explanation:
option qui permet d'éviter "le/la/les..." puisque vous ne savez pas de quoi il s'agit!

et en Français -du moins en France - on cherche là où l'Anglais trouve/finds! (différence socio/psycho-linguistique peut-être?)

xxxdf49f
France
Local time: 17:18
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 74
Grading comment
je crois bien que vous avez raison dominique. il n'y a pas 36 solutions, comme disait l'autre, mais il y en a une bonne dizaine, non? ;-) merci à tous et à toutes

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippe Maillard
2 hrs
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