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...dans un souci d'objectivité et de neutralité

English translation: while attempting to remain objective and neutral

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French term or phrase:...dans un souci d'objectivité et de neutralité
English translation:while attempting to remain objective and neutral
Entered by: MatthewLaSon

01:44 Apr 12, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / psychology
French term or phrase: ...dans un souci d'objectivité et de neutralité
L’évaluation du jeune XXXXXXX s’est faite dans des conditions classiques de testing et dans un souci d’objectivité et de neutralité.

Contexte is not relevant.

Thanks for your help.
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
New Caledonia
with concerns over objectivity and neutrality
Explanation:
My understanding is that the psychologist is concerned/worried that he may have showed signs of subjectivity and partiality during his/her evaluation instead of being more objective and neutral. This is a concern for the psychologist.

I hope this helps you.

Good luck!

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Note added at 5 days (2006-04-17 04:59:12 GMT) Post-grading
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I made an error in my explanation (I was brain dead ), and I want to correct myself. Here's a better explanation of the context:

There were concerns over being objective and neutral during the evaluation of the young person in these classic testing conditions.

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Note added at 564 days (2007-10-28 06:58:33 GMT) Post-grading
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For now, "while attempting to remain objective and neutral" will be my translation. I think it is a decent one.
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MatthewLaSon
Local time: 01:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3with a view to maintaining objectivity and neutrality
Charlotte Allen
3 +4designed to ensure onjectivity and neutrality
suezen
4 +1every attempt made to remain as objective and neutral as possible
CMJ_Trans (X)
4with the great effort to obtain objective and neutral/nonbiased results
Jolanta Tuzel
3with concerns over objectivity and neutrality
MatthewLaSon
3 -1with painstaking objectivity and neutrality
Adil Uskudarli


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
with painstaking objectivity and neutrality


Explanation:
just a suggestion

Adil Uskudarli
Local time: 01:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  MatthewLaSon: This has nothing to do with "painstaking" objectivity/neutrality
56 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with the great effort to obtain objective and neutral/nonbiased results


Explanation:
option

Jolanta Tuzel
United States
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  MatthewLaSon: You've added meaning. "Great" is an addition.
2 mins
  -> what is your point?
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
with a view to maintaining objectivity and neutrality


Explanation:
Not perfect, but I think this is what it's getting at.

Charlotte Allen
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Barber: totally agree, 'souci' here doesn't have to include a notion of worry, it's commonly used in this context - with a view to, taking into account
2 hrs
agree  mportal
2 hrs
agree  Sandra Petch
203 days
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
designed to ensure onjectivity and neutrality


Explanation:
common test wording

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-04-12 06:08:13 GMT)
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sorry!!! oBjectivity, of course!

suezen
Local time: 07:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PFB (X)
32 mins
  -> merci Philippe
agree  Theodora OB: I'd shorten it to: ensuring objectivity...but designed is good!
1 hr
  -> thanks Theodora
agree  Gayle Wallimann: Yes, or just "to ensure..."
2 hrs
  -> thanks Gayle
agree  La Classe
7 days
  -> thanks Manohar !-)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
every attempt made to remain as objective and neutral as possible


Explanation:
the assessment of XXX was carried out under.... conditions and every attempt was made to remain...

I do not like "designed " here because it makes the last part of the sentence depend on the first, which is not intended IMHO

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-04-12 08:13:23 GMT)
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or perhaps better - every attempt made to remain objective and neutral - leave out the "as possible", which is rather an add-on....

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-04-12 08:30:07 GMT)
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perhaps even just - and in an attempt.......

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MDI-IDM
35 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
with concerns over objectivity and neutrality


Explanation:
My understanding is that the psychologist is concerned/worried that he may have showed signs of subjectivity and partiality during his/her evaluation instead of being more objective and neutral. This is a concern for the psychologist.

I hope this helps you.

Good luck!

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Note added at 5 days (2006-04-17 04:59:12 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

I made an error in my explanation (I was brain dead ), and I want to correct myself. Here's a better explanation of the context:

There were concerns over being objective and neutral during the evaluation of the young person in these classic testing conditions.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 564 days (2007-10-28 06:58:33 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

For now, "while attempting to remain objective and neutral" will be my translation. I think it is a decent one.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 01:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alina Barrow
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alina!
neutral  mportal: I think the psychologist is merely pointing out that these are concerns in the classic methods of testing
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, mportal. It was late when I answered this question. But, yes, I did not explain it correctly. My explanation was indeed incorrect. I corrected myself. That said, I have no doubts over my translation.
disagree  Sandra Petch: Sorry, even with your revised explanation, I disagree. In the same spirit I would suggest "with concern for objectivity..."
203 days
  -> What is the difference between the preposition "for" or "over" in this situation? I am not following you. Besides, some are not understanding this: If one is concerned about being neutral and objective, one is trying to ensure that he is both of those.
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