Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
le tour d'enrober les choses
English translation:
ability to couch one's words
Added to glossary by
Wyley Powell
Jul 27, 2005 15:50
18 yrs ago
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French term
Canada
le tour d'enrober les choses
French to English
Social Sciences
Human Resources
Problem employees
HR manual on problem employees. In a section on good communication with such employees there's a list of qualities, including "le tour d'enrober les choses". (Other qualities are tact, diplomacy, being articulate.) I'm wondering about "ability to couch one's words".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | I would agree with you |
Felicite Robertson
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| 4 +1 | the ability to soften one's (or "your") comments/words |
Karen Tucker (X)
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| 3 | ability to cushion one's words |
Emérentienne
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Proposed translations
5 mins
Felicite Robertson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in French
&
English
United Kingdom
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
I would agree with you
none
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks so much."
6 mins
ability to cushion one's words
maybe
+1
47 mins
the ability to soften one's (or "your") comments/words
This is another possibility. But isn't that the same thing as being tactful?
ESL Articles: Dealing With Problem Staff (TEFL.NET)
CLEAR: don't soften your comments to the point that they are muddled. This can lead to misunderstanding. RECEPTIVE: listen to what the other has to say. ...
www.tefl.net/esl-articles/staff-discipline.htm
ESL Articles: Dealing With Problem Staff (TEFL.NET)
CLEAR: don't soften your comments to the point that they are muddled. This can lead to misunderstanding. RECEPTIVE: listen to what the other has to say. ...
www.tefl.net/esl-articles/staff-discipline.htm
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