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piste de réflexion

English translation: avenues to explore


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French term or phrase:piste de réflexion
English translation:avenues to explore
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14:20 Apr 4, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-04-08 13:54:15 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
French term or phrase: piste de réflexion
I'm having trouble translating piste de reflexion in the following phrase:
il s’appuie sur sa longue expérience pour donner des pistes de réflexion et des conseils afin de bien aborder le tournant majeur que représente la naissance d'...

The phrase appears several time actually - I'm translating marketing information about a series of books dealing with ageing and life changes.
I guess it is literally "lines of thought" bit it doesn't fit here.

Thanks!
Eleanor P
Spain
Local time: 21:01
avenues to explore
Explanation:
A suggestion
Selected response from:

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:01
Grading comment
This seemed to fit best my context, at least in one of the sentences where it was used. Many thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1he provides food (or stimuli) for thought or reflectionEllen Kraus
4avenue worth exploring
Joshua Wolfe
3 +1perspectives
Jocelyne S
3line of thinkingEuqinimod
3clues
silvester55
3trajectories for thoughtBarbara Cochran
3pathways of thought/pathways to reflection/of reflectionliz askew
3avenues to explore
Estelle Demontrond-Box
3area for reflection
Helen Godfrey
3points to consider
Verginia Ophof


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
piste de reflexion
avenues to explore


Explanation:
A suggestion

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:01
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
This seemed to fit best my context, at least in one of the sentences where it was used. Many thanks!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
piste de reflexion
area for reflection


Explanation:
Hi - I came across "axe de reflexion" recently in a translation and used this. I have since seen it translated this way in other documents.

Helen Godfrey
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
piste de reflexion
pathways of thought/pathways to reflection/of reflection


Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=pathways of ref...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:01
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PRO pts in category: 32
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
piste de reflexion
points to consider


Explanation:
food for thought
point one in the right direction

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 13:01
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: In one part of the text your suggestion seemed to fit best. Thanks Verginia!

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
piste de reflexion
he provides food (or stimuli) for thought or reflection


Explanation:
I´d suggest

Ellen Kraus
Local time: 21:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: I like this translation a lot - in the end I discarded it for my purpose but it could fit in many situations


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
20 hrs
  -> thank you,Catherine !
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
piste de reflexion
perspectives


Explanation:
Another option which is vague yet positive.

You likely won't find a natural sounding literal translation, so you'll have to go with a natural sounding EN alternative.

Good luck,
Jocelyne

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 21:01
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
20 hrs
  -> Thank you Catherine.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
piste de reflexion
avenue worth exploring


Explanation:
In January, when I asked the very same question, the best answer I received was this. (Check glossary)


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/social_science_s...
Joshua Wolfe
Local time: 15:01
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Joshua - I hadn't found the previous entry. It's very similar to the one I went for, avenues to explore.

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
trajectories for thought


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
line of thinking


Explanation:
...

Euqinimod
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clues


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-04 15:34:20 GMT)
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need two more suggestions ,( cheaper by the dozen )

silvester55
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Changes made by editors
Apr 4, 2011 - Changes made by Yolanda Broad:
Term askedpiste de reflexion => piste de réflexion


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