en se dotant d’instruments modulés selon les publics et les circonstances

English translation: using instruments tailored to the particular audience and circumstances

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French term or phrase:en se dotant d’instruments modulés selon les publics et les circonstances
English translation:using instruments tailored to the particular audience and circumstances
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15:44 Feb 7, 2009
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French term or phrase: en se dotant d’instruments modulés selon les publics et les circonstances
en se dotant d’instruments modulés selon les publics et les circonstances
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Iraq
Local time: 08:37
using instruments tailored to the particular audience and circumstances
Explanation:
I think 'instruments' could be 'instruments', 'tools' or something else. Are these 'financial instruments', figurative 'instruments', etc/
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joehlindsay
Local time: 02:37
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2using instruments tailored to the particular audience and circumstances
joehlindsay
3equipping itself with tools adapted to audience and circumstance
ArabellaCE (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
some context
writeaway

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equipping itself with tools adapted to audience and circumstance


Explanation:
this is just an ad hoc literal translation - there's many possibile phrasings (e.g. using variable tools depending on....)

ArabellaCE (X)
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Local time: 07:37
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
using instruments tailored to the particular audience and circumstances


Explanation:
I think 'instruments' could be 'instruments', 'tools' or something else. Are these 'financial instruments', figurative 'instruments', etc/

joehlindsay
Local time: 02:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 97

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sueaberwoman: Preferably tools. See ref below and http://www.ndep.nih.gov/campaigns/tools.htm
5 hrs

agree  Gabrielle Leyden: if you want to split hairs, "acquiring", "obtaining", or "equipping itself wth" rather than "using" - GL
8 hrs
  -> for fluidity and respecting the 'never use a big word where a shorter one will do' rule, I'd still stick with using.
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Reference comments


33 mins
Reference: some context

Reference information:
Par ailleurs, dans une démarche de développement de sa mission d’information, l’Agence a profondément renouvelé ses méthodes de communication et élargi le registre de ses actions d’information en se dotant d’instruments modulés selon les publics et les circonstances. Elle se dotera d’un site d’internet profondément rénové fin 2008.
http://www.afssaps.fr/L-Afssaps/Orientations-strategiques

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