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goodwill and survival skills

French translation: s'assurer d'avoir un minimum de compétences

12:01 Nov 27, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: goodwill and survival skills
In a business world in which English is increasingly becoming the lingua franca, both native and nonnative speakers share responsibility for minimizing the barriers that language can pose.

The following list summarizes some of the practices associated with this responsibility:
Avoid jargon, slang, idiomatic expressions, contractions, and colloquialisms.
Avoid long sentences, double negatives, and negative wording.
Seek clarification and definition when you do not understand something.
Assist others to acquire and improve their language skills.
Actively build goodwill and survival skills in a variety of languages.

formules de courtoisie, mais après formules de survie ??? merci !
Krystrad
Local time: 14:17
French translation:s'assurer d'avoir un minimum de compétences
Explanation:
Connaître les formules de courtoisie et s'assurer d'avoir un minimum de compétences dans certain nombre de langues...
Je pense que c'est le sens ici.

Ou bien "avoir le minimum vital de connaissances de plusieurs langues".
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Beth Varley
Local time: 14:17
Grading comment
merci
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3 +1s'assurer d'avoir un minimum de compétences
Beth Varley
3les formules de politesse et le minimum vital
catherine le yaouanc


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
s'assurer d'avoir un minimum de compétences


Explanation:
Connaître les formules de courtoisie et s'assurer d'avoir un minimum de compétences dans certain nombre de langues...
Je pense que c'est le sens ici.

Ou bien "avoir le minimum vital de connaissances de plusieurs langues".

Beth Varley
Local time: 14:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci

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agree  Gat: oui, le "minimum vital" semble être l'idée
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les formules de politesse et le minimum vital


Explanation:
"apprenez les formules de politesse et le minimum vital (dans le maximum de langues)", ou bien "le vocabulaire de base"

catherine le yaouanc
France
Local time: 14:17
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Native speaker of: French
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