English translation: between a rock and a hard place
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French to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
French term or phrase:en ciseaux
"Il fait ensuite subir à la protection sociale une contrainte en ciseaux : d’un côté, les recettes baissent puisqu’on compte moins d’actifs, et donc de cotisants ; de l’autre, les dépenses augmentent puisqu’il y a plus de retraités et que croît le montant des dépenses de santé liées à l’âge"
Explanation: He then put social protection between a rock and a hard place: on the one hand, ....., on the other hand, ....
that would be the way I would translate this sentence
Explanation: He then put social protection between a rock and a hard place: on the one hand, ....., on the other hand, ....
that would be the way I would translate this sentence
Hacene United Kingdom Local time: 20:03 Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks. I used something with a similar meaning (forces it to perform a juggling feat)
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +3