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14:48 Nov 28, 2011

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English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: trials and tribulations

This is for a speech to croud of employees, containing a summary of performance for the year.

Complete sentence: "We've had our trials and tribulations, our ups and downs"
Note: It is in Canadian French.

Thank you.

Kim Jolicoeur KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 8
Local time: 05:29

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

vicissitudes

Colin Rowe

des tentations et des tribulations

CEHTrad

des épreuves et des tribulations

Marion Feildel

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

vicissitudes

Explanation:
une possibilité

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 12:29
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

10 mins confidence:

des épreuves et des tribulations

Explanation:
..

Example sentence(s):

Traversez-vous aujourd’hui des épreuves et des tribulations ? Vous sentez-vous tiraillé ? Rappelez-vous que Dieu regarde à votre cœur. Job a passé son épreuve avec succès et Dieu l’a comblé de bénédictions encore plus abondantes qu’auparav

Reference: http://monuniversbiblique.over-blog.com/article-les-epreuves...

Marion Feildel
Turkey
Local time: 13:29
Meets criteria
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 11

5 mins confidence:

des tentations et des tribulations

Explanation:
dirais-je intuitivement
c'est une citation de la Bible
"Nous avons vécu des tentations et des tribulations, des hauts et des bas" par exemple.

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Note added at 25 minutes (2011-11-28 15:14:27 GMT)
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Vu le contexte : épreuves et coups durs conviendrait sans doute mieux.

CEHTrad
France
Local time: 12:29
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French

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