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at work

French translation: au travail

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English term or phrase:at work
French translation:au travail
Entered by: roseh (X)

21:21 Apr 21, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general) / locutions, etc.
English term or phrase: at work
I am translating an article EN > FR. The title is "Discrimination at Work".
In English, this is a play on words, which is best explained by 2 separate French locutions: "La discrimation en action" and "La discrimination au lieu de travail".
Could one say "La discrimination en action au lieu de travail"?
Or is there a single expression in French which can encompass both concepts?
Thanks
roseh (X)
Local time: 18:34
au travail
Explanation:
Voir discrimination-travail sur Google.Nombreuses occurences.1er niveau de lecture:sur le lieu de travail.2eme niveau:au travail=en marche.
Selected response from:

cenek tomas
France
Local time: 00:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +11au travail
cenek tomas
3 +3au travail/est au travail
Aitor Aizpuru
5dans l'emploi
AllegroTrans
5sur le lieu de travail
chaplin
3 +1à l'oeuvre
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +1(La discrimination) se met au travail
Aude Sylvain
3 +1au boulot
Alain Berton (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
à l'oeuvre


Explanation:
not convinced but perhaps

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 00:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 398

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanne Bouthillier
7 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dans l'emploi


Explanation:
Just a quick Google and this Canadian bi-lingual reference came up
It's in the 2nd paragraph as a heading:

http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/publications/anti_discrimination_cas...

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 89

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Aude Sylvain: I think this would not convey the 2nd meaning (en action)
28 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
au travail


Explanation:
Voir discrimination-travail sur Google.Nombreuses occurences.1er niveau de lecture:sur le lieu de travail.2eme niveau:au travail=en marche.

cenek tomas
France
Local time: 00:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  katsy: Je revenais sur cette question justement pour proposer ceci!
1 min
agree  Aude Sylvain:
13 mins
agree  Simon Mac
18 mins
agree  Roger McKeon
24 mins
agree  swanda
58 mins
agree  Sarah Laberge-Mustad
2 hrs
agree  writeaway
9 hrs
agree  Gustavo Silva
12 hrs
agree  Kévin Bacquet
13 hrs
agree  Christiane Allen
17 hrs
agree  Ioanna Daskalopoulou
23 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
au travail/est au travail


Explanation:
La discrimination au travail

La discrimination au travail/ La discrimination est au travail

Ca peut avoir les deux sens mentionnés, même si il est plus courant de l´employer pour signifier "sur le lieu de travail".

Avec "est", ça peut rendre plus vers l´idée d´action, au sens imagé :

La science est au travail, etc.


Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Mac
12 mins
  -> merci
agree  Roger McKeon
18 mins
  -> merci
agree  Aude Sylvain:
1 hr
  -> merci
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sur le lieu de travail


Explanation:
c'est ce dont on parle couramment

chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:34
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Aude Sylvain: I think this would not convey the 2nd meaning (en action)
5 mins
  -> d'accord j'avais lu la question un peu vite!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(La discrimination) se met au travail


Explanation:
"La discrimination se met au travail"
voire "Quand la discrimination se met au travail"

se mettre au travail = to set to work
mettre = put/place --> discrimination is "put" (introduced, active) in the working environment

Quelques idées de plus, si le contexte le permet (selon le ton de l'article et celui du journal ou support dont l'article est issu ou auquel il est destiné)... Une variante de la 2nde proposition de Aitor, avec un ton plus ironique.

Aude Sylvain
France
Local time: 00:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roger McKeon
2 hrs
  -> merci beaucoup, Roger :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
au boulot


Explanation:
.

Alain Berton (X)
Local time: 00:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roger McKeon
1 hr
  -> Thanks Roger
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