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Nov 30, 2010 19:18
13 yrs ago
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English term
once response is to stay with any existing partners
English to French
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Org /dév. / coop internationale
"The limited number of established urban social development NGOs that could act as partners is still not uncommon worldwide, *once response is to stay with any existing partners* – even if they may not be the most appropriate."
Je ne comprends pas bien la construction de cet phrase, si tant est qu'elle soit correcte. "Once" n'est pas l'articulation qu'on attendrait ici, il me semble. Comment comprenez-vous ce passage?
Je ne comprends pas bien la construction de cet phrase, si tant est qu'elle soit correcte. "Once" n'est pas l'articulation qu'on attendrait ici, il me semble. Comment comprenez-vous ce passage?
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une attitude est de rester avec les partenaires existants
je crois aussi que c'est une typo pour "one". A voir la qualité du texte, ce n'est pas étonnant :
"These observations
are not repeated throughout urban centres, but
they are common with drugs crime become as
important of local politicisation as a reason for
the failure of local community action worldwide.
Other comments focussed on urban governance.
This included civil society.
that's more than typos ...
"These observations
are not repeated throughout urban centres, but
they are common with drugs crime become as
important of local politicisation as a reason for
the failure of local community action worldwide.
Other comments focussed on urban governance.
This included civil society.
that's more than typos ...
Note from asker:
En effet... je n'avais pas osé poster ce passage là, mais vous l'avez trouvé! |
Peer comment(s):
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Sheila Wilson
: The most-likely, IMO, but the English is horrendous
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thanks
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neutral |
kashew
: A notch back up again, dear friend. The English is confusing to say the least, but staying with "once" kind of makes sense - to me.
19 hrs
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this is plain silly
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agree |
schevallier
: you've got me convinced!
20 hrs
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thanks ;-)
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une position est de conserver les partenaires existants
once - dans le sens de une des positions peut-être :( pour la suite même si ces derniers (parlant de partenaires) ne sont pas les mieux adaptés
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1 hr
à partir du moment où le choix est fait de garder les mêmes partenaires
pourquoi pas...
s'il ne s'agissait pas forcément d'un typo?
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s'il ne s'agissait pas forcément d'un typo?
Contexte à vérifier pour comprendre la phrase
Peer comment(s):
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kashew
: No typo! "Once (the) response..."
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Thanks kashew!
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agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
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merci Gilles!
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une solution est de continuer avec les partenaires actuels
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ainsi l'attitude adoptée est celle de conserver / rester avec les partenaires existants
si l'on considère qu'il s'agit de "hence" comme le suggère Damien L, pourquoi pas ?
Peer comment(s):
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schevallier
: Je ne pencherais pas pour "hence" personnellement... mais j'opterais volontiers pour "l'attitude à adopter", et votre réponse est celle qui s'en rapproche le plus :)
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Merci schevallier. A voir donc, s'il y a d'autres suggestions...
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Discussion
what you say makes perfect sense! you're absolutely right even though what they meant by "once" remains a mystery to me
You would need "Once the response has been analysed , .... [main clause].
There is only one clause here.
The passage is not extremely well written, but I think the meaning is fairly clear: "the number of NGO's being limited, the only option is to stick with the one you've got, even if you are not fully satisfied".
"Faced with a shortage of potential partners, one response is... simply to stick with the partners you've already got"
Makes perfect sense, even though the telegraphed nature of the source text doesn't help comprehension.
I think to assume "the only" amounts to over-interpretation, and runs the grave risk of putting words into the author's mouth.