Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bien formatées en matière de routine
English translation:
well versed in the routine
Added to glossary by
Jane F
Oct 20, 2013 22:11
10 yrs ago
French term
bien formatées en matière de routine
French to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
administration
the full sentence is: On n'est pas sortis du bourrage de crane sur la reussite et l'echec scolaires, relaye par les courroies de transmission de l'institution, bien formatees en matiere de routine.
Sorry, can't put accents in. The novelist is talking about French colonial teaching in New Caledonia and failure rates of Kanak students. I don't know if she's saying some like 'establishment channels of communication whose administrators can only see things in a limited way/can't see the bigger picture/are ground down in petty routine matters....?
Sorry, can't put accents in. The novelist is talking about French colonial teaching in New Caledonia and failure rates of Kanak students. I don't know if she's saying some like 'establishment channels of communication whose administrators can only see things in a limited way/can't see the bigger picture/are ground down in petty routine matters....?
Proposed translations
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| 3 | well versed in the routine |
Jane F
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| 4 | well-drilled in routine |
B D Finch
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| 3 | routinely well oiled |
Ninon Dion
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| 3 | have been programmed |
polyglot45
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Change log
Oct 20, 2013 22:14: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "bien formatees en matiere de routine" to "bien formatées en matière de routine"
Oct 20, 2013 22:29: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences"
Oct 22, 2013 04:42: Jane F Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
11 hrs
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well versed in the routine
i.e. doing things in the etablished way
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Comment: "Thanks for this. I think this translation captures the spirit of what the writer intended. "
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Ninon Dion
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routinely well oiled
An idea.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-10-21 03:08:02 GMT)
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CORRECTED ANSWER:
"well oiled when it comes to routine"
Thanks to Nikki for the help.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-10-21 03:08:02 GMT)
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CORRECTED ANSWER:
"well oiled when it comes to routine"
Thanks to Nikki for the help.
Peer comment(s):
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: "well oiled when it comes to routine". As an adverb, using "routinely" changes the meaning of the original. I like the idea of "well oiled", which works well with the phrase that goes before.
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I agree with your interpretation.
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polyglot45
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have been programmed
know what's expected of them
have learnt their lesson off by heart
they have clearly learnt their lines
I must confess that the "routine" part is unclear. "bien formatées" means that they have been programmed without a doubt but I can only suspect that the "routine" is the lessons they have had to learn off by heart
have learnt their lesson off by heart
they have clearly learnt their lines
I must confess that the "routine" part is unclear. "bien formatées" means that they have been programmed without a doubt but I can only suspect that the "routine" is the lessons they have had to learn off by heart
Note from asker:
| Thanks very much for the 'programmed' translation. I'd been finding it hard to get the word for that! |
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well-drilled in routine
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John North - 2008 - Science
That second type of activity required a set of skills that could be exercised by people well drilled in routine procedures of which they needed little understanding.
news.sky.com/story/1113197/childrens-bedtimes-can-affect-brain-power
9 Jul 2013 - Laura Downes, a special needs primary school teacher from Ealing, west London, has a well-drilled routine in place for her three-year-old ...
www.thecca.co.za › Home › Coaching Tips
A more effective method is to ensure your team is well drilled in agreed routines. This has the double effect of making you seem highly professional and effective ...
John North - 2008 - Science
That second type of activity required a set of skills that could be exercised by people well drilled in routine procedures of which they needed little understanding.
news.sky.com/story/1113197/childrens-bedtimes-can-affect-brain-power
9 Jul 2013 - Laura Downes, a special needs primary school teacher from Ealing, west London, has a well-drilled routine in place for her three-year-old ...
www.thecca.co.za › Home › Coaching Tips
A more effective method is to ensure your team is well drilled in agreed routines. This has the double effect of making you seem highly professional and effective ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks. "Well drilled" is a useful phrase! |
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