Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

résultats mitigés

English translation:

mixed results

Added to glossary by JH Trads
Dec 19, 2001 03:39
22 yrs ago
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French term

Proposed translations

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mixed (or non-definitive) results

In a general context it can mean this. But does this fit with your text?
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agree Simon Charass : "mixed results" is just OK in my opinion
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agree sujata
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agree Guereau
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agree mckinnc : yes, in the sense that they don't allow a clear picture to emerge
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci beaucoup Bernie, et aussi à ceux qui ont répondu et/ou qualifié!"
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qualified results

see below
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non convincing results

Peut-être!
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disagree mckinnc : you wouldn't say non convincing (the term unconvincing exists but would not work well here either)
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I am not...convinced, but, well!
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mixed performance

According to Termium. Hope this fits into your context.

Example:
Mixed performance under last year's program; obtained emergency assistance in November 1992, hoping for ESAF (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility) program in 1993. Le programme de l'an dernier a donné des résultats mitigés; aide d'urgence obtenue en novembre 1992, dans l'espoir qu'une facilité d'ajustement structurel élargie sera mise en place.

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mitigated

While "mixed" could be OK,and one often sees it in business/financial contexts, I think you would do better in this case to use the direct equivalent, "mitigated". It will give the reader the desired sense of mixed, non-definitive, perhaps non-optimal results.
It seems to me that you will be "safe" in choosing this translation as it is very commonly used in reporting on results of medical treatment and research in numerous fields, whether biology, the pharmaceutical industry, education, economic development, sociology, etc.
A few examples can be found in the sites listed under References and the one pasted below. Just use the "find" function in "Edit" to get to the relevant phrases quickly.

http://groucho.onr.com/hftp/BottomLine/backissues/1999/Feb-M...
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"Previous empirical studies ... have produced mitigated results."

Best regards, D. Guessous
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limited results

This is business usual term.
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