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English: aid worker

French translation: travailleur humanitaire







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English term or phrase:aid worker
French translation:travailleur humanitaire
Entered by:Cyril Bel-Ange
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English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / humanitarian organization
English term or phrase: aid worker
aid worker
Cyril Bel-Ange
France
Clarification request(s) and response
Michael GREEN: 6:43am Feb 22, 2008: In that case I'm not quite sure I understand your choice of answer ... ?!
Personally, I think Carol & CherryPie made good suggestions.
Carole Paquis: 8:25am Feb 22, 2008: I made the suggestion after Cyril has chosen an answerl
Michael GREEN: 8:41am Feb 22, 2008: Well, Carole, that just proves the need for the Asker to respect the 24-hour rule ...!

bénévole
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Kévin Bacquet
France
Note from asker to answerer
i agree with you Michael
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1travailleur humanitaire
Carole Paquis
4employé d'un organisme d'aide
Michael GREEN
4 -1bénévole
Kévin Bacquet
2quelqu'un qui travaille dans l'humanitaireCherryPie


  

Answers

22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
bénévole

Explanation:
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Kévin Bacquet
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 14
Note from asker to answerer
i agree with you Michael
Notes to answerer
Asker: i agree with you Michael


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree Michael GREEN: Il me semble qu'il s'agit un employé d'un organisme d'aide - qui n'emploie pas forcément des bénévoles
20 mins
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
employé d'un organisme d'aide

Explanation:
Voir lien

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Note added at 49 mins (2008-02-21 20:12:54 GMT)
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http://lcn.canoe.ca/lemonde/archives_2001/08.html
"Huit employés d'organismes d'aide humanitaire retenus prisonniers en Afghanistan ..."



Example sentence(s):
  • ...employés d'organismes d'aide humanitaire ...

    Reference: http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/870a4e9f86d6203d...
Michael GREEN
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
quelqu'un qui travaille dans l'humanitaire

Explanation:
avec ou sans salaire

Je ne sais pas s'il y a un terme plus précis, mais c'est le sens.

CherryPie
France
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
travailleur humanitaire

Explanation:
Je l'ai utilisé de nombreuses fois et j'ai vu beaucoup de références.
On commence aussi à voir 'un humanitaire' et 'une humanitaire'.




    Reference: http://www.unhcr.fr/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/publ/opendoc.htm?tbl=P...
    Reference: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17779261
Carole Paquis
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree hirselina
17 hrs
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