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Le but recherché

English translation: Sought-after objective

00:01 Apr 26, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Finance (general) / Plaidoirie verbale
French term or phrase: Le but recherché
"L'ambiguité sur le but recherché qui n'est pas toujours clair, ..."

The ambiguity of the ... which is not always clear, ..."
LorraineN (X)
Local time: 07:26
English translation:Sought-after objective
Explanation:
Une autre option.
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 14:26
Grading comment
merci à tous!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3desired result
Patrice
3 +4the goal sought
rkillings
4 +2purpose of the exercise
Jennifer Levey
5the sought-after goal
Bunsen (X)
4the aim/what is aimed at
Euqinimod (X)
4its is not always clear that the objective has been poorly defined
Blake Ferris
3Sought-after objective
Gad Kohenov


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
purpose of the exercise


Explanation:
One option among many...

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  :::::::::: (X)
6 hrs
agree  Jack Dunwell
9 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the goal sought


Explanation:
Another option.

rkillings
United States
Local time: 04:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1140

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gina W
2 mins
agree  Patrice
4 hrs
agree  Attorney DC Bar: Yes- The ambiguity surrounding the goal sought to be achieved, which is not always clear...
6 hrs
agree  writeaway: but not really financial or legal speak, is it? just everyday French...
9 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Sought-after objective


Explanation:
Une autre option.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 14:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 49
Grading comment
merci à tous!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
desired result


Explanation:
and one more option

Patrice
United States
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Conor McAuley: Good stuff, my preference
1 hr
agree  Alain Pommet
2 hrs
neutral  writeaway: but doesn't fit in with 'ambiguity' as well as the goal sought. how can something desired be ambiguous?
5 hrs
agree  Blake Ferris: The objective has been poorly defined, and I'd agree with desired result, but with the reservation that the criteria for success have been poorly defined.
1 day 20 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the sought-after goal


Explanation:
In this context, this term is more precise

Bunsen (X)
Local time: 05:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the aim/what is aimed at


Explanation:
The ambiguity of what is aimed at - which is not always clear -

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 13:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 18
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
its is not always clear that the objective has been poorly defined


Explanation:
There is ambiguity on the exact goal or outcome that is being sought. Perhaps internal disagreements or communication gaps between decisionmakers, or fuzzy language as regards the objective. Like the US in Iraq ;-)

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2008-04-28 01:31:33 GMT) Post-grading
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oops, I forgot to add-- "it is not always clear..." : the fact that the goal is poorly defined is not obvious to people concerned nor (probably especially) people in the organization who think they are working for the same thing.

Blake Ferris
Local time: 04:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Blake! :-)

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