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comment se déterminer?

English translation: where do we go from here?

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French term or phrase:	comment se déterminer?
English translation:	where do we go from here?
Entered by:	liz askew

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11:44 Feb 17, 2009

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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

French term or phrase: comment se déterminer?

Talking about the independence of public statistics, and who should be in charge of deciding what statistics to obtain/when etc.

On sait qu’il est possible d’orienter l’information du public en contrôlant les résultats; cela se fait aussi en contrôlant l’existence même de l’instrument d’observation. Entre le désir de ne pas céder à des ordres tendancieux et la conscience que rien par ailleurs ne confère aux statisticiens la légitimité de décider par eux-mêmes de ce qu’il faut observer, comment se déterminer?

Thanks

Wendy Leech KudoZ activity Questions: 728 (2 open) (2 without valid answers) (60 closed without grading) Answers: 181 United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45

where do we go from here?

Explanation:
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Selected response from:

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45

Grading comment

I like it, thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

where do we go from here?

liz askew

3 +1

how do we arrive at a solution?

Fiorsam

where do we stand?

Sandra Petch

how are we to decide?

Helen Shiner

What measures should we put in place?

John Peterson

How to go about this? / How to resolve this?

Marian Vieyra

Answers

10 mins confidence:

How to go about this? / How to resolve this?

Explanation:
Ref: Word Reference.

se déterminer (à faire, décider de faire) vtr determine (resolve, decide: to do)

Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/fren/determiner

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

13 mins confidence:

What measures should we put in place?

Explanation:
This is departing from the literal sense a bit, but may be justified by the context - striking some sort of balance between statisticians' "professional integrity" and degree of "accountability"

John Peterson
Local time: 22:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 19

14 mins confidence:

how are we to decide?

Explanation:
Or you could use the more impersonal 'one' of course, if that best fits with the tone of the text.

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-02-17 12:00:14 GMT)
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how should one decide?

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

where do we go from here?

Explanation:
..

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

Grading comment

I like it, thanks.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

how do we arrive at a solution?

Explanation:
... since it is a matter of deciding between two alternatives.

Fiorsam
Local time: 17:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

3 hrs confidence:

where do we stand?

Explanation:
What's our position?

Sandra Petch
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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Non-PRO (1): writeaway

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Feb 17, 2009 - Changes made by liz askew:
Edited KOG entry	Wendy Leech's old entry - "comment se déterminer?" => "where do we go from here?"

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