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whole swaths of disenfranchised people

French translation: des pans entiers d'une population délaissée

15:49 Apr 10, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / expression
English term or phrase: whole swaths of disenfranchised people
The source sentence:"The "international community" - governments and NGO's - have announced billions in aid, but the key issue is the inability of the government itself to deal with the problems that have long been identified - lack of land reform, no clear rules around property, whole swaths of disenfranchised people living on the margin long before the earthquake."

The text is about Haiti's earthquake.

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French translation:des pans entiers d'une population délaissée
Explanation:
vivant en desous du seuil de pauvreté bien longtemps avant...
Une autre solution.
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Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 23:53
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Merci !
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4 +2des foules laissées pour compte
jmleger
4 +2des pans entiers d'une population délaissée
Sophie Raimondo


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
des foules laissées pour compte


Explanation:
marginalisées bien longtemps avant le tremblement de terre

jmleger
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 159

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agree  Sophie Raimondo
8 mins
agree  Jennifer Levey
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
des pans entiers d'une population délaissée


Explanation:
vivant en desous du seuil de pauvreté bien longtemps avant...
Une autre solution.

Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 23:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabella inc (X): oui, j'aime bien cette traduction
25 mins
agree  Najib Aloui: " de" ou "de la". Avec "une", on n'a qu'un sous-ensemble de la poulation délaissée.
41 mins
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