malfeasance

French translation: acte illicite

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English term or phrase:malfeasance
French translation:acte illicite
Entered by: Paulette Racine Walden

16:29 Jan 7, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: malfeasance
President Bush:
"This economy is pretty darned strong, given the fact that we've been through a recession, and a terrorist attack, a breach of corporate confidence because of some malfeasance, and yet the economy still grows."
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acte illicite
Explanation:
In the Guide Anlais - Fran]caid de la Traduction, this is the answer



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Note added at 2003-01-07 16:41:41 (GMT)
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or the pluriel \"actes illicites\"
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Paulette Racine Walden
Local time: 06:33
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
RF.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2détournements (abus) de biens sociaux,,abus de confiance
cjohnstone
4 +1délit/méfait d'action, action délictueuse
Francis MARC
5acte illicite
Paulette Racine Walden
4 +1malfaisance
Thierry LOTTE
2agissement coupable
Florence LOUIS


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
délit/méfait d'action, action délictueuse


Explanation:
scandale récent de comptes de société audités et falsifiés

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12561

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Louise Dupont (X)
8 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
acte illicite


Explanation:
In the Guide Anlais - Fran]caid de la Traduction, this is the answer



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Note added at 2003-01-07 16:41:41 (GMT)
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or the pluriel \"actes illicites\"

Paulette Racine Walden
Local time: 06:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 86
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
RF.
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
malfaisance


Explanation:
et pourquoi pas malfaisance ? Je sais que c'est un faux amis mais ca colle bien avec le texte....

Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 435

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathalie Andrews (X)
48 mins
  -> Merci Nathalie
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
agissement coupable


Explanation:
employé pour traduire "malfeasance" de l'Etat

Réf: Lexique Anglais - Français du Conseil de l'Europe

Florence LOUIS
France
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 163
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
détournements (abus) de biens sociaux,,abus de confiance


Explanation:
malversations, etc

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Note added at 2003-01-07 18:59:53 (GMT)
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pour moi, c\'est économique, pas \"moral\" je suis donc contre méfait etc
en fait cela signifie \"désir de nuire\" et comment mieux nuire que sur le plan économique...

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2457

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agree  lien
8 hrs

agree  swani (X)
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