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urgent companion

French translation: devrait impérativment aller de pair

18:13 Nov 13, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop
English term or phrase: urgent companion
Given the desperately poor situation of a large percentage of Haitians, development may be seen as an urgent companion of democracy and even stability in Haiti.

Je n'ai aucune inspiration pour cette expression. Merci d'avance
Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 16:43
French translation:devrait impérativment aller de pair
Explanation:
je dirais
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polyglot45
Grading comment
Merci à tous pour vos suggestions
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3devrait impérativment aller de pair
polyglot45
3 +2il serait urgent de voir le développement
FX Fraipont (X)
4le développement doit être considéré comme un appendice urgent à la démocratie ...
Yves Antoine
4allié d'urgence
chaplin
3le développement peut être considéré comme devant instamment accompagner la démocracie
antoine piazza
3la condition sine qua none
Claire BUSIG (X)
3urgemment accompagné par
David Salas
3nécessité pour
Jocelyne S
3pendant indispensable
Imanol
3coéquipier impératif
Marion Feildel (X)
3indissociable
Euqinimod (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
il serait urgent de voir le développement


Explanation:
accompagner la démocratie

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 16:43
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 251

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Salas
9 mins
  -> merci
agree  chaplin
4 hrs
  -> merci
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le développement peut être considéré comme devant instamment accompagner la démocracie


Explanation:
tournure peut être un peu lourde

antoine piazza
Argentina
Local time: 11:43
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la condition sine qua none


Explanation:
Une idée... Bon courage

Claire BUSIG (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marion Feildel (X): sine qua NON... je crois
3 hrs
  -> effectivement, je crois que j'ai été un peu vite
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
urgemment accompagné par


Explanation:
I think that FX really nailed it, but here's another option.

La démocratie et la stabilité doivent urgemment être (vues) accompagnées par le développement.

David Salas
United States
Local time: 09:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
nécessité pour


Explanation:
Une autre possibilité... "Priorité pour" serait une autre option, mais ça colle moins directement au texte source.

Bon weekend,
Jocelyne

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 16:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pendant indispensable


Explanation:
peut être considéré comme le pendant indispensable à la démocratie (à terme l'un ne pourra pas aller sans l'autre)

Imanol
Local time: 16:43
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
devrait impérativment aller de pair


Explanation:
je dirais

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Merci à tous pour vos suggestions

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
12 hrs
agree  Françoise Vogel
17 hrs
agree  zaleb (X)
1 day 20 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le développement doit être considéré comme un appendice urgent à la démocratie ...


Explanation:
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Yves Antoine
Belgium
Local time: 16:43
Native speaker of: French
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
coéquipier impératif


Explanation:
pour essayer de garder l'idée de 'companion'. A savoir que le developpement et la démocratie vont main dans la main. En quelque sorte...

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 17:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 54
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
allié d'urgence


Explanation:
on pourrait considérer que le développement est un allié d'urgence qui accompagne la démocratie

chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 7
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
indissociable


Explanation:
Le développement (économique) peut être considéré comme un facteur indissociable de la démocratie...

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Note added at 1 jour21 heures (2010-11-15 15:48:03 GMT)
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Ou plutôt "comme une nécessité indissociable de la démocratie..."

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 16:43
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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