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attendu sur le terrain

English translation: awaited by (local) communities

08:22 Aug 8, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: attendu sur le terrain
Il y a des enjeux majeurs et on aimerait consulter le plus de gens posible. On sait que c'est très attendu sur le terrain.
Laura Molinari
Canada
Local time: 06:03
English translation:awaited by (local) communities
Explanation:
or "very welcome by concerned people"

If this "terrain" means the target people of some political or social action, which I believe is true from the previous question, I would rather translate it in that way.
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Yves Georges
France
Local time: 11:03
Grading comment
Vous êtes tous les deux correctes, j'ai beaucoup aimé "long overdue" mais c'est vrai que c'est dirigé à des personnes (the community) au lieu du "field".

Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
na +1awaited in the field
Stephanie Mitchel
naawaited by (local) communities
Yves Georges
nawaited for out in the field
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
nawaited for out in the field
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


  

Answers


42 mins peer agreement (net): +1
awaited in the field


Explanation:
If this is sales & marketing text, then the translation could be: "The stakes are high and we would like to consult as many people as possible. We know that it is eagerly awaited [or] already overdue in the field," referring probably to the sales force in the field or perhaps to the consumers they will be targeting.

HTH


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Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 06:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 115

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvia Valls: Sounds right on to me!
16 mins
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1 hr
awaited by (local) communities


Explanation:
or "very welcome by concerned people"

If this "terrain" means the target people of some political or social action, which I believe is true from the previous question, I would rather translate it in that way.



    french native
Yves Georges
France
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 75
Grading comment
Vous êtes tous les deux correctes, j'ai beaucoup aimé "long overdue" mais c'est vrai que c'est dirigé à des personnes (the community) au lieu du "field".

Merci!
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13 hrs
waited for out in the field


Explanation:
I would have stuck to same idea as the French here, "out in the field", although of course there is nothing wrong with referring to the group more directly.

Quick comment about word order in Yves' answer :

"by concerned people" means that the people waiting are worried

"by the people concerned" means the people who are effected

The "long-overdue" suggested by Stephanie is what it boils down to, although it would hav eto be made clear by whom, otherwise it would read as a personal assessment on the part of the writer.



Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638
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13 hrs
waited for out in the field


Explanation:
I would have stuck to same idea as the French here, "out in the field", although of course there is nothing wrong with referring to the group more directly.

Quick comment about word order in Yves' answer :

"by concerned people" means that the people waiting are worried

"by the people concerned" means the people who are effected

The "long-overdue" suggested by Stephanie is what it boils down to, although it would have to be made clear by whom, otherwise it would read as a personal assessment on the part of the writer.



Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638
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