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cold, hard experience

French translation: l'expérience pure et dure


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English term or phrase:cold, hard experience
French translation:l'expérience pure et dure
Entered by: Rodolphe Destombes
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16:59 Apr 3, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Nursing
English term or phrase: cold, hard experience
Building on the principle that nothing can replace **cold, hard experience** for transferring skills and knowledge in any profession, the association has introduced the following program to create new opportunities [...]

Merci de votre aide!
Rodolphe Destombes
Local time: 03:14
l'expérience pure et dure
Explanation:
on peut aussi prendre la liberté de s'éloigner du texte en disant :
"Partant du principe que l'expérience pure et dure est irremplaçable, l'association a introduit le programme suivant afin de créer de nouvelles opportunités de transfert de compétences et de savoir..."
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Diane de Cicco
France
Local time: 12:14
Grading comment
Cette proposition me parait tout à fait pertinente! Merci Diane, vous m'enlevez une belle épine du pied!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3l'expérience pure et dure
Diane de Cicco
4 +1cold, hard = véritable OU authentique
Bruno De Brouwer
3apprentissage/expérience rude et difficile
Francis MARC


  

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apprentissage/expérience rude et difficile


Explanation:
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Francis MARC
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  GILLES MEUNIER: un peu redondant....
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cold, hard = véritable OU authentique


Explanation:
rien ne remplace une vraie expérience

Bruno De Brouwer
Belgium
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
l'expérience pure et dure


Explanation:
on peut aussi prendre la liberté de s'éloigner du texte en disant :
"Partant du principe que l'expérience pure et dure est irremplaçable, l'association a introduit le programme suivant afin de créer de nouvelles opportunités de transfert de compétences et de savoir..."

Diane de Cicco
France
Local time: 12:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
Cette proposition me parait tout à fait pertinente! Merci Diane, vous m'enlevez une belle épine du pied!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Sue Levy
30 mins

agree  jacrav
2 hrs

agree  sktrans
3 hrs
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