Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
revers professionnels
English translation:
setbacks at work
Added to glossary by
Julie Barber
Mar 11, 2006 18:16
20 yrs ago
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revers professionnels
setbacks at work? thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | setbacks at work |
Tony M
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| 4 +2 | professional setbacks |
chaplin
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| 3 -1 | loser at work |
IC --
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Selected
setbacks at work
'professionnel' can mean anything to do with ones working life, not just doctors, lawyers and the other 'professions'
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
2 mins
professional setbacks
or failures
Peer comment(s):
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df49f (X)
11 mins
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merci
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sporran
20 mins
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merci
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Tony M
: I would avoid 'professional', as it has the connotation in EN of certain professions (cf. professions liberales). One wouldn't really talk about 'the professional life of a docker', now would one?
1 hr
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merci
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Debbie Tacium Ladry
: career setbacks, then?
4 hrs
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merci ta suggestion est meilleure que la mienne
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