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French term or phrase:	ne pas être sensibilisé à
English translation:	unfamiliar with
Entered by:	MatthewLaSon

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01:43 Apr 13, 2006

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Social Sciences - Management / Training course for managers

French term or phrase: sensibiliser

This is course on management leadership styles. It presents a series of situations to which managers are asked to react.

In one situation: "Vous entrevoyez implanter une nouvelle structure à laquelle votre équipe n'est pas sensibilisée. Néanmoins, votre équipe vous a déjà fait part de ses recommandations quant au besoin de procéder à des changements. Actuellement, l'équipe est productive et elle fait preuve de souplesse dans la conduite de ses diverses opérations. Comment réagissez-vous ?"

Does this mean "implement a new organizational structure which your team is not aware of"?

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Wyley Powell

of which the team is not aware

Explanation:
has to with being "aware of" or "conscious of"

In this case, the team is not aware this "nouvelle structure."

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Note added at 7 days (2006-04-20 23:33:56 GMT) Post-grading
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I have to change my original answer after careful reflection. I answered in haste.

*Sensibiliser* means "to make aware", to make alive to", to awaken to", or "to be tuned in to."

I think that my original answer sounds a bit awkward in natural English.

My new translation should read:

You are planning on implementing a new structure *unfamiliar* to the team.

I rephrased it so it sounds "natural", and not like a translation.

I'm not sure of the meaning of "structure" in this context, but I hope you consider this new translation.

My original is not wrong; it just sounds a bit awkward to me. I don't like it. That's the result sometimes from translating "en vitesse".

Bye for now.

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MatthewLaSon
Local time: 14:43

Grading comment

Un gros merci tardif
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Summary of answers provided

4 +8

of which the team is not aware

MatthewLaSon

4 +1

is not au fait

xxxCMJ_Trans

4 +1

yes

xxxsarahl

attuned

IanDhu

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

yes

Explanation:
or doesn't know about, doesn't know the details so forth.

xxxsarahl
Local time: 11:43
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 30

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

is not au fait

Explanation:
I would say

"aware" to me suggests that they may not be aware of your plans. Here it means a structure they know nothing about, have not been trained for

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 20:43
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 38

1 day14 hrs confidence:

attuned

Explanation:
You are contemplating setting up a new structure to which your team is not attuned.
Admittedly: "sensibiliser" can mean "to foster awareness;"
"action de sensibilisation" can mean "(an) awareness training (campaign)". However, here, it is clear that the team would be unable to handle or appreciate whatever it is that is being set up.

IanDhu
France
Local time: 20:43
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

of which the team is not aware

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Un gros merci tardif

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