qu’on n’a tout simplement pas le droit

English translation: we / they simply do not have the right

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French term or phrase:	qu’on n’a tout simplement pas le droit
English translation:	we / they simply do not have the right
Entered by:	Viktoria Gimbe

12:23 Mar 24, 2003

French to English translations [PRO]
/ Political editorial

French term or phrase: qu’on n’a tout simplement pas le droit

Monsieur Chirac faisait simplement preuve de logique et de bon sens, et désirait respecter le calendrier des inspections, avant de prendre, éventuellement, une décision d’importance. Il n’a jamais dit qu’il ne ferait jamais la guerre. Prétendre le contraire est absolument effarant, effarant d’entendre de la part de dirigeants de pays soi-disant démocratiques qu’on n’a tout simplement pas le droit de ne pas être de leur avis.

silas1964 (X)

we / they simply do not have the right

Explanation:
As in "simply do not have the right not to agree with them". Please note that "on" can be "they" or "us", it is 3rd person singular but stands for several people.

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Note added at 2003-03-24 12:29:43 (GMT)
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Sorry, the answer should have been \"that we / they simply do not have the right\".

Selected response from:

Viktoria Gimbe
Canada
Local time: 07:04

Grading comment

Thanks! I suspected that this was the translation but wanted to be extra-sure, especially given the sensitivity of the topic.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

we / they simply do not have the right

Viktoria Gimbe

that nobody has the right to disagree with them (with their opinion)

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen

We are simply not entitled to do something

Fanta

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

we / they simply do not have the right

Viktoria Gimbe
Canada
Local time: 07:04
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in pair: 71

Grading comment

Thanks! I suspected that this was the translation but wanted to be extra-sure, especially given the sensitivity of the topic.

36 mins confidence:

We are simply not entitled to do something

Explanation:
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Fanta
Luxembourg
Local time: 13:04
Native speaker of:

French

43 mins confidence:

that nobody has the right to disagree with them (with their opinion)

Explanation:
It is not just we, or they, "on" means that "everybody" has to agree with them, so "nobody has the right to disagree"

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 13:04
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 268

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