French term
India
15 years of experience in translations
Native in: French 
, English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: French to English, Hindi to English, Gujarati to English
à contre-coeur
Sur un plan managérial : AAA a repris la direction opérationnelle de XXX à contre-coeur et pour une durée temporaire. BBB a le profil idéal (ancien DG de XXX).
Sur un plan financier : l’acquisition de CCC a alourdi la structure financière de ZZZ alors que XXX a un excédent de trésorerie.
Sur un plan opérationnel : les audiences de XXX n’ont jamais été aussi basses ce qui plaide pour un rééquilibrage de ses activités
| 4 +2 | against his/her will |
Emma Paulay
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| 4 +3 | reluctantly (post grading) |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | unwillingly |
YorickJenkins
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| 3 | half-hearted |
mohanv
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Aug 31, 2008 09:34: Emma Paulay changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Media / Multimedia" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Aug 31, 2008 15:45: Cetacea changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Emma Paulay, writeaway, Cetacea
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Proposed translations
against his/her will
half-hearted
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-08-31 09:52:40 GMT) Post-grading
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reluctantly (post grading)
Also "despite oneself".
à contrecoeur (one word) - Avec répugnance : Accepter une proposition à contrecoeur (syn. malgrè soi). Il vivait du matin au soir à contrecoeur
[Larousse Lexis]
| Thanks for your help |
| agree |
Emma Paulay
: Yes, a good alternative. The question was closed in a matter of seconds!
3 hrs
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| agree |
Cetacea
: Much better in this context.
4 hrs
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| agree |
B D Finch
: Clearly better than the answer chosen by the Asker. It is a pity the question was closed so quickly.
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