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conceptual underpinning

French translation: cadre conceptuel

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English term or phrase:conceptual underpinning
French translation:cadre conceptuel

09:24 Feb 10, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-02-13 18:54:49 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / sociologie
English term or phrase: conceptual underpinning
to give a conceptual undeprinning for the study of (...)

Je pense à soubassement conceptuel, ou fondement conceptuel, ou appui conceptuel... Quelle expression serait la meilleure?
Paul VALET (X)
France
Local time: 06:35
cadre conceptuel
Explanation:
Je travaille dans la paire inverse, mais je traduis beaucoup de textes de ce genre et je pense que vous pouvez ici vous permettre de parler du "cadre conceptuel".

J'utilise parfois "underpinning" pour traduire "sous-tendre" ("sous-tendu", des machins qui "sous-tendent", etc.), mais je ne vois pas ici comment vous pourrez incorporer ce dernier.

Bon courage,
Jocelyne
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Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 06:35
Grading comment
Merci à tous!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2fondement conceptuel / base conceptuelle
FX Fraipont (X)
2 +2cadre conceptuel
Jocelyne S
3essence conceptuelle
Platary (X)


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fondement conceptuel / base conceptuelle


Explanation:
"7.1 Fondement conceptuel. L'utilisation de ressources pour atténuer les gaz à effet de serre (GES) entraîne des coûts de substitution dont il faut tenir ..."
http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/vol4/french/186.htm

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 06:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 182

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Nicolas
3 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Euqinimod (X): OK
3 hrs
  -> merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
essence conceptuelle


Explanation:
Épistémologie.


    Reference: http://books.google.fr/books?id=HG_sKwTWboEC&pg=PT113&lpg=PT...
Platary (X)
Local time: 06:35
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 11
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cadre conceptuel


Explanation:
Je travaille dans la paire inverse, mais je traduis beaucoup de textes de ce genre et je pense que vous pouvez ici vous permettre de parler du "cadre conceptuel".

J'utilise parfois "underpinning" pour traduire "sous-tendre" ("sous-tendu", des machins qui "sous-tendent", etc.), mais je ne vois pas ici comment vous pourrez incorporer ce dernier.

Bon courage,
Jocelyne

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 06:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Merci à tous!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian Pierre Kasper
3 hrs
  -> Merci !
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
3 hrs
  -> Merci Gilles.
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