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French translation: il n'y a plus guère de faillis potentiels

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07:47 Sep 23, 2008

English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)

English term or phrase: left to fail

Bonjour,

j'ai un doute sur cette expression :
"the question for US financial market is : where will it end ? Arguably, there are not many participants left to fail"
j'avais d'abord mis "il n'y a plus guère de faillis potentiels", mais en fait il y a plein de petites sociétés ou banques en difficulté. ce ne serait pas plutôt "il n'y en a pas beaucoup qu'on laisse faire faillite " ? merci, c'est urgent

Laurence Bourel KudoZ activity Questions: 318 (4 open) (28 without valid answers) (31 closed without grading) Answers: 209
Local time: 09:29

French translation:il n'y a plus guère de faillis potentiels

Explanation:
C'est votre première option qui est correcte; Daniel

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Iraq
Local time: 09:29

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merci de cette confirmation
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il n'y a plus guère de faillis potentiels

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il n'y a plus guère de faillis potentiels

Gad Kohenov

Ils ne restent plus beaucoup de participants pour faire faillite

iqcservices

on ne laisse pas beaucoup de participants faire faillite / faillir / faire banqueroute

Arnold007

Discussion entries: 6

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

left to fail (urgent)

il n'y a plus guère de faillis potentiels

Explanation:
C'est votre première option qui est correcte; Daniel

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Iraq
Local time: 09:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 75

Grading comment

merci de cette confirmation

6 mins confidence:

left to fail (urgent) Ils ne restent plus beaucoup de participants pour faire faillite

Explanation:
C'est ce qui me semble le plus près du texte original

iqcservices
Belgium
Local time: 09:29
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

Flemish
PRO pts in category: 22

38 mins confidence:

left to fail (urgent) on ne laisse pas beaucoup de participants faire faillite / faillir / faire banqueroute

Explanation:
ou ...

on n'abandonne pas beaucoup de participants à la faillite / banqueroute

Arnold007
Local time: 03:29
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French
PRO pts in category: 388

5 mins confidence:

left to fail (urgent) il n'y a plus guère de faillis potentiels

Explanation:
La premiere idee est correcte. Ils doivent parler de "not many major players left to fail" (After Lehman Brothers etc.).

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Note added at 40 mins (2008-09-23 08:28:20 GMT)
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The author is wrong. There are many other players that will fall.
The "rescue plan" will not work. In fact 1929 will look as a Sunday Picnic compared with 2008. Savvy investors make a lot of money in such troubled times.
The author is optimistic, but at least he uses the word arguably. Meaning he is not so sure of himself.

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Note added at 54 mins (2008-09-23 08:42:42 GMT)
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Si le texte date du 19 j'ai raison et Dr. Jones aussi. L'auteur pensait qu'apres Freddy&Fannie, AIG, Lehman Brothers etc. la crise est en train de diminuer. "Gros malheur" comme disent les Allemands. "It's the end of the beginning (only)" - paraphrase sur Churchil.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 10:29
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Native speaker of:

French,

Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 34

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Dec 22, 2010 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term asked	left to fail (urgent) => left to fail

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