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mériter (à minima) une écoute active

English translation: to deserve to be heard and taken seriously

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French term or phrase:	mériter une écoute active
English translation:	to deserve to be heard and taken seriously
Entered by:	pmcd

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15:38 Dec 4, 2009

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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / support for entrepreneurs

French term or phrase: mériter (à minima) une écoute active

« Toucher les personnes qui ne sont pas entrepreneuses dans l’âme ; qui n’ont pas le capital (financier, social, culturel) mais dont l’idée ***mérite (à minima) une écoute active »***
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Les porteurs de projets ont des profils très divers, souvent très éloignés du profil type du chef d’entreprise, mais ayant une idée ***« qui mérite (à minima) une écoute active »***, conformément aux objectifs de départ.

pmcd KudoZ activity Questions: 233 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 30
Local time: 23:46

at the very least, deserves a proper/decent hearing; deserves to be heard and taken seriously

Explanation:
... deserves to be listened to properly

Selected response from:

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:46

Grading comment

Thank you for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

at the very least, deserves a proper/decent hearing; deserves to be heard and taken seriously

Carol Gullidge

4 +1

at the very least deserves an opportunity to be heard

Gilla Evans

deserves at least serious attention

MatthewLaSon

is worth (at least) listening in an active way.

Sébastien GUITTENY

Discussion entries: 1

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

at the very least, deserves a proper/decent hearing; deserves to be heard and taken seriously

Explanation:
... deserves to be listened to properly

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 23

Grading comment

Thank you for your help.

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

at the very least deserves an opportunity to be heard

Explanation:
one way of putting it

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-12-04 15:49:20 GMT)
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great minds think alike, Carol!

Gilla Evans
Local time: 22:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

21 mins confidence:

is worth (at least) listening in an active way.

Explanation:
to be worth + ing : valoir la peine de (= mériter de)

active listening : écoute active

Sébastien GUITTENY
France
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of:

French

2 hrs confidence:

deserves at least serious attention

Explanation:
Hello,

This is how I'd word it.

écoute active = serious attention (listening)

I hope this helps.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-12-04 17:54:29 GMT)
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The idea warrants serious attention.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-12-04 17:58:31 GMT)
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OR "this idea warrants critical attention"

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 17:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

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