French term
Egypt
Beyond Words
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English
Or
| 4 +7 | Leave it out! |
Claire Cox
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| 5 | now |
Ben Gaia
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| 5 -1 | While |
gabuss
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| 4 | However |
Anca Nitu
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| 4 | And |
Muriel Blanc (X)
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| 2 -1 | indeed |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Non-PRO (2): Richard Benham, Courtney MacNab
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
French & German Technical Translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
Leave it out!
| Excatly what I intented to do. |
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Tony M
: Quite! It certainly has the sense of 'now, ...', but usually zero translation value.
2 mins
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Thanks Tony
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Jon O (X)
: yes, leave it out
35 mins
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Thanks Jon
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kironne
: Totally agree with Claire and Tony!
47 mins
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Thanks Kironne
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Mark Nathan
: Put it in the bin along with "en effet"
55 mins
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Thanks Mark
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writeaway
: assuming there is nothing that comes before that would give it some sense here. is often left out-but not always. it can mean more than simply 'now'.
12 hrs
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Thanks
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frenchloki (X)
16 hrs
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Thanks
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AllegroTrans
: In the bin yes...
17 hrs
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Thanks
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While
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-03-01 20:33:42 GMT)
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or "and yet"
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Tony M
: Could not use 'while' at the beginning of a sentence like this unless there were a subsequent dependent clause (which there is not) / Could possibly work better (depending on what precedes), but still not a brilliant way to start this sentence.
6 mins
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Tony, I made a counter-proposal already
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However
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Note added at 24 mins (2007-03-01 20:51:38 GMT)
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"now"
(without any opposition this time)
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Tony M
: Fairly unlikely to apply here, as it implies a contrast or apposition that does not seem to be borne out by the sentence that follows it.
8 mins
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I was thinking of the sentence before, usually OR reflects opposition, I have added a counter-proposal just in case, thank you
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Odette Grille (X)
: Yes, or thus, depending on preceding sentence
1 hr
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And
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Sheila Wilson
: Maybe, but not at the start of a sentence or praragraph, surely
11 hrs
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now
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-03-02 01:07:51 GMT)
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Emphasises an argument.
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Discussion
et celle-ci est la fin du paragraph qui le precéde:
"Dans le même temps, les maladies liées à pollution telles que les infections respiratoires aigues (IRA), le saturnisme et des infections de peau connaissent un accroissement spectaculaire compromettant le bien être des populations.