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comment se déterminer?

English translation: where do we go from here?

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French term or phrase:comment se déterminer?
English translation:where do we go from here?
Entered by: liz askew

11:44 Feb 17, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
French term or phrase: comment se déterminer?
Talking about the independence of public statistics, and who should be in charge of deciding what statistics to obtain/when etc.

On sait qu’il est possible d’orienter l’information du public en contrôlant les résultats; cela se fait aussi en contrôlant l’existence même de l’instrument d’observation. Entre le désir de ne pas céder à des ordres tendancieux et la conscience que rien par ailleurs ne confère aux statisticiens la légitimité de décider par eux-mêmes de ce qu’il faut observer, comment se déterminer?

Thanks
Wendy Cummings
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32
where do we go from here?
Explanation:
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32
Grading comment
I like it, thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2where do we go from here?
liz askew
3 +1how do we arrive at a solution?
Fiorsam
3How to go about this? / How to resolve this?
Marian Vieyra
3What measures should we put in place?
John Peterson
3how are we to decide?
Helen Shiner
3where do we stand?
Sandra Petch


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
How to go about this? / How to resolve this?


Explanation:
Ref: Word Reference.

se déterminer (à faire, décider de faire) vtr determine (resolve, decide: to do)


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/fren/determiner
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
What measures should we put in place?


Explanation:
This is departing from the literal sense a bit, but may be justified by the context - striking some sort of balance between statisticians' "professional integrity" and degree of "accountability"

John Peterson
Local time: 16:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
how are we to decide?


Explanation:
Or you could use the more impersonal 'one' of course, if that best fits with the tone of the text.

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how should one decide?

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
where do we go from here?


Explanation:
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
I like it, thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  :::::::::: (X)
12 mins
  -> Thank you and good day to you!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): my first thought, too
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
how do we arrive at a solution?


Explanation:
... since it is a matter of deciding between two alternatives.

Fiorsam
United States
Local time: 11:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
37 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
where do we stand?


Explanation:
What's our position?

Sandra Petch
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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