somme toute limité
English translation: which, at the end of the day, is fairly low
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| 4 +1 | which, at the end of the day, is fairly low |
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| 3 +1 | in fact limited |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| "somme toute limité" in fact limited Explanation: in other words limited in the sense of not very high - government ceilings are "in fact, quite limited" |
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peer agreement (net): +1| "somme toute limité" which, at the end of the day, is fairly low Explanation: the social aid is capped at the social security maximum (a set figure, see here http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plafond_de_la_sécurité_sociale for explanation). "somme toute" means "in the final analysis", "at the end of the day", etc, generally with a negative connotation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2010-01-14 11:39:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- in the light of the complete sentence, it's nothing to do with the "plafond" I linked to earlier. The "somme toute" still conveys the idea of "at the end of the day", "when all's said and done" but is accessory to the main thrust of the sentence which is that this is "un moindre mal". How you translate *that* probably depends on what comes next (either "the lesser of the two evils" [or -- just possibly -- "actually beneficial??]). Perhaps something like this: "the fact that social aid is actually capped at a fairly low level ... is the least of the company's worries" |
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