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Security of lives is poor and still lacking.

French translation: la sécurité des personnes est encore loin d'être assurée


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English term or phrase:Security of lives is poor and still lacking.
French translation:la sécurité des personnes est encore loin d'être assurée
Entered by: FX Fraipont
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14:57 Jan 11, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: Security of lives is poor and still lacking.
Après un paragraphe décrivant l'insécurité au quotidien dans un pays en conflit.
Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 07:39
la sécurité des personnes est encore loin d'être assurée
Explanation:
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FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 07:39
Grading comment
Merci à tous pour votre aide, je garde cette proposition.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1la sécurité des individus (ou des personnes) est dérisoire ou fait défaut
Franck Greco
3 +1la sécurité des personnes est insuffisante voire inexistantepolyglot45
3 +1la sécurité des personnes est encore loin d'être assurée
FX Fraipont
4la sécurité des personnes est déficiente/rudimentaire
Irène Guinez
3rien n'est fait pour assurer la sécurité des personnesImanol


Discussion entries: 5





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
security of lives is poor and still lacking.
rien n'est fait pour assurer la sécurité des personnes


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-01-11 15:02:11 GMT)
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Ou : la sécurité des personnes n'est pas assurée (understatement)

Imanol
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: No doubt covers much of the same issue, but I can't help feeling this rather reverses the angle from which it is viewed?
3 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
security of lives is poor and still lacking.
la sécurité des personnes est encore loin d'être assurée


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 82
Grading comment
Merci à tous pour votre aide, je garde cette proposition.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marion Feildel
2 hrs
  -> merci
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
security of lives is poor and still lacking.
la sécurité des individus (ou des personnes) est dérisoire ou fait défaut


Explanation:
dérisoire: too little is done
fait défaut: non existing

Franck Greco
Italy
Local time: 07:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
6 mins
neutral  Tony M: Hard ofr me to judeg as a non-native, but isn't 'dérisoire' a little judgemental? (derisory would be in EN!)
7 mins
neutral  Sara M: je trouve le terme de "dérisoire" peu adapté à ce contexte...
58 mins
  -> Voici un exemple d'utilisation du terme dérisoire: La sécurité dans les aéroports est dérisoire, elle existe mais elle ne suffit pas.
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
security of lives is poor and still lacking.
la sécurité des personnes est insuffisante voire inexistante


Explanation:
peut-être pour contenter tout le monde ?

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
22 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
security of lives is poor and still lacking.
la sécurité des personnes est déficiente/rudimentaire


Explanation:
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Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Jan 13, 2011 - Changes made by FX Fraipont:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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