Mar 1, 2019 19:51
5 yrs ago
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French term
chantier
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This is a blog by the chief economist of a French banking group. I can't grasp how to understand the use of "chantiers" in the following:
"Les résultats du scrutin [European elections in 2019] vont nous permettre d’évaluer s’il y a convergence, ou pas, entre les préférences et priorités des électeurs des différents Etats membres.
Les **chantiers** sont pour autant importants.
Certains pays ont révélé leurs dissensions quant à la manière de gérer l’immigration, les budgets nationaux ou encore, le renforcement de la zone euro"
Is he saying something like "But it's all very messy"? "...a shambles"?
Or "But the stakes are high"?
Or "But they're addressing major issues"?
...?
"Les résultats du scrutin [European elections in 2019] vont nous permettre d’évaluer s’il y a convergence, ou pas, entre les préférences et priorités des électeurs des différents Etats membres.
Les **chantiers** sont pour autant importants.
Certains pays ont révélé leurs dissensions quant à la manière de gérer l’immigration, les budgets nationaux ou encore, le renforcement de la zone euro"
Is he saying something like "But it's all very messy"? "...a shambles"?
Or "But the stakes are high"?
Or "But they're addressing major issues"?
...?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | lines of enquiry |
stolley
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| 4 | a messy process |
Francois Boye
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| 3 | building work |
AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
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20 mins
lines of enquiry
les chantiers he's talking about the areas covered by their analyses - work in progress, lines of action, spheres of action....
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Note added at 21 mins (2019-03-01 20:13:05 GMT)
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Our research, or our lines of enquiry...
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Note added at 21 mins (2019-03-01 20:13:05 GMT)
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Our research, or our lines of enquiry...
Example sentence:
C’est ensuite sept chantiers de réflexion sur les sept pistes d’action proposées dans le texte,
It is then seven reflection sites on the seven lines of action proposed in the text,
Reference:
http://inm.qc.ca/produit/nous-sommes-democratie-plaidoyer-pour-la-participation-citoyenne/
Peer comment(s):
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Ph_B (X)
: "work in progress", "lines of action"
12 hrs
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| neutral |
Francois Boye
: Is this a line of enquiry: 'Certains pays ont révélé leurs dissensions quant à la manière de gérer l’immigration, les budgets nationaux ou encore, le renforcement de la zone euro'?
2 days 18 hrs
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7 hrs
Francois Boye
United States
United States
Native in French
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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a messy process
'Chantier' means 'pagaille' or 'bordel' in French slang.
Messy processes are important within the EU, because they reveal the priorities of member countries and the issues that need to be discussed to create a new consensus. .
Messy processes are important within the EU, because they reveal the priorities of member countries and the issues that need to be discussed to create a new consensus. .
Peer comment(s):
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Ph_B (X)
: Chantiers would be in the singular if it was meant as slang, and slang is unlikely in this sort of text anyway.
4 hrs
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democracy/elections is/are a messy process/processes.//messy process is not a slang expression!
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: Right idea but wrong register imho
2 days 10 hrs
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What do you mean?
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2 days 18 hrs
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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49
building work
The buidling work is also very considerable
Discussion
So I've opted for "But there are major tasks ahead", and have to close without grading.
Thanks as always to all.
A translation could go something like: "The task upon us is considerable and multipronged" or "Yet we face multiple important challenges"
"Yet the issues to be addressed are major ones"