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tout court

English translation: just plain

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French term or phrase:tout court
English translation:just plain
Entered by: Anna Kiff

16:56 Jan 4, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
French term or phrase: tout court
"Le 11 septembre a brusquement fait disparaître l’illusion des dividendes issus de la fin de la guerre froide : la sécurité humaine, mobilisatrice au cours de la décennie 1990 est remplacée par la sécurité tout court"

Anyone have a good way of putting this in English? 'Full stop' doesn't seem to fit here...
Anna Kiff
Local time: 14:10
just plain security
Explanation:
e basta. ;-)
Selected response from:

writeaway
Grading comment
Ooh, hard to decide, but think this sounds best. Thanks all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1replaced by security, pure and simple; bluntly replaced; unceremonioulsy replaced
peekay
4 +2". . . security, period."
Allen Harris
5just that!!
DFBEN
3 +2plain and simple
IanW (X)
4alone/simply/nothing more, nothing less
suezen
3 +1just plain security
writeaway
5 -1tout court
Richard Nice
4a single watchword: security.
Connor
3and nothing but
Maureen Millington-Brodie
3...replaced simply by safety
Sandra Petch


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
replaced by security, pure and simple; bluntly replaced; unceremonioulsy replaced


Explanation:
pardon the spelling; too much coffee...

peekay
Canada
Local time: 08:10
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agree  Pedro Oliveira
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
just that!!


Explanation:
la sécurité humaine, mobilisatrice au cours de la décennie 1990 est remplacée par la sécurité tout court"

Human Security, the main mobiliser for the 1990 decade, has been replaced just by security.

DFBEN
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alone/simply/nothing more, nothing less


Explanation:
A few alternatives
Is replaced simply by security
Is replaced by security alone
Is simply replaced by security, nothing more, nothing less

suezen
Local time: 14:10
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
plain and simple


Explanation:
How about "security, plain and simple"? Not sure, though.

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-01-04 17:10:43 GMT)
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Or if you have a little leeway, how about: "... replaced by one (simple) word: security"?

IanW (X)
Local time: 14:10
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agree  RHELLER
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agree  Clair Pickworth
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
just plain security


Explanation:
e basta. ;-)

writeaway
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Ooh, hard to decide, but think this sounds best. Thanks all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  frenchloki (X): simplest is best.....
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
tout court


Explanation:
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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Note added at 4 hrs 0 min (2006-01-04 20:57:26 GMT)
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i.e. 'security tout court'

Richard Nice
Germany
Local time: 14:10
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disagree  IanW (X): I don't think that your average reader would understand this
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
and nothing but


Explanation:
this would fit

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:10
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a single watchword: security.


Explanation:
adds emphasis...

Connor
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
". . . security, period."


Explanation:
American locution

Allen Harris
United States
Local time: 07:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: But which works very well in GB too!
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agree  Sarah Walls
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...replaced simply by safety


Explanation:
I guess we're all on the same lines here, just a question of what "sounds best" !

Sandra Petch
Local time: 14:10
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