clefs de lecture

English translation: keys to an informed reading

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French term or phrase:	clefs de lecture
English translation:	keys to an informed reading
Entered by:	French Foodie

12:48 Nov 19, 2006

French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / l

French term or phrase: clefs de lecture

Sunday brain block.

In the past, I have translated this as "make a careful reading of", but I'm not sure here. Brainstorming ideas welcome!

The text is about the creation of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, and this sentence is describing the 40 or so auditors:

Issus de tous les horizons, scientifiques ou non-scientifiques, membres de la société civile, relais d’opinion…, ils acquièrent des « clefs de lecture » concernant les enjeux du développement scientifique et technologique et contribuent, par leurs échanges et leurs débats, à l’élaboration d’une culture commune, enrichie de promotion en promotion.

French Foodie KudoZ activity Questions: 424 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 426
Local time: 05:21

du brainstorming!only that!

Explanation:
appraisal tools, deciphering keys, better (more in depth)understanding, novel approaches, better tuned understanding or appraisal, ability to grasp, clues to ,more informed perception of... bon si tu arrives à jongler avec ça, tu vas trouver j'espère!!!

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-11-19 12:54:54 GMT)
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Sunday blocks for all of us!!!:)

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-11-19 13:02:43 GMT)
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without contradicting our colleague CMJ trans, I think we need something shorter... that is why tried to give you short ones, but of course you alone can tell, into the bargain I have the feeling that a substantive or noun will be easier to handle

Selected response from:

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 05:21

Grading comment

I went with informed reading in the end, but since both answers had informed, I awarded points according to the most peer agrees. Many thanks to both of you for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

du brainstorming!only that!

cjohnstone

4 +2

insight into how to interpret/understand

CMJ_Trans (X)

keys to {(proper) understanding}/{informed reading}

Carol Gullidge

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

du brainstorming!only that!

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 05:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I went with informed reading in the end, but since both answers had informed, I awarded points according to the most peer agrees. Many thanks to both of you for your help!

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

insight into how to interpret/understand

Explanation:
the thing that worries me most is how you can have translated this as "make a careful reading of" in the past....

In other words, they are given some of the keys to enable them to read (i.e. interpret or understand) the underlying issues affecting scientific and technical development, etc.

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Note added at 39 mins (2006-11-19 13:27:20 GMT)
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make an INFORMED reading ????

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 05:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 184

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your help CMJ. I guess wasn't clear in my muddled Sunday writing - when I translated this in the past, the context was not the same, of course! It's just that it was stuck in my brain and I knew I needed something else for this text. Although is "enable them to make a careful reading of the underlying issues" really that worrisome and off the mark??? Maybe I should just go back to bed! Thanks, once again, for your quick response and insight.

5 hrs confidence:

keys to {(proper) understanding}/{informed reading}

Explanation:
ie pre-reading clues to a more informed reading

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

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