Oct 19, 2007 00:57
16 yrs ago
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French term

espaces de changement

French to English Social Sciences Management
How to translate "espaces de changement" in the context below?

"Il importe en outre que ce progrès rencontre certaines exigences d’acceptabilité sociale au sein d’espaces de changement que les différents acteurs de la société envisagent ensemble de mettre en œuvre."

I was thinking about "fields of change"

Proposed translations

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turn it round to sound more English.....

within those areas that earmarked for change by the various players
in which they are planning to make changes

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-10-19 07:06:22 GMT)
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that ARE earmarked
Peer comment(s):

agree suezen : yes, that are earmarked for change
13 mins
neutral Julie Barber : I really like your idea although if you are using earmarked you don't actually need the last part of the sentence "in which they are planning to make changes"
3 hrs
the last part was just an alternative - not part of the answer
agree Nina Iordache
6 hrs
agree MatthewLaSon : or you could just say "within areas of change", which sounds like natural English (I've seen it used before)
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10 mins

capacity for change

in this context, 'espaces' rather refers to a more abstract notion such as an ability to change than 'field' or [litterately] 'space'
Peer comment(s):

neutral Julie Barber : I can't see why espace would be capacity rather than the type of change, or sector
9 hrs
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3 hrs

within areas of change

Hello,

au sein = within
espaces = areas
de changement = of change

My translation: It is important, moreover, for this progress in question to face certain social acceptability demands within the areas of change.

It's "within areas of change", not "within the areas of change", which would be "au sein des espaces de changement."

I hope this helps.


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