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threat posture

French translation: nature de la menace

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English term or phrase:threat posture
French translation:nature de la menace
Entered by: Véronique Stone

10:49 Apr 3, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: threat posture
For this reason, it is critical that the guard force know whether the **threat posture** could include nuclear activists alone or armed extremists; armed/unarmed criminal elements; national/international terrorists; or active/passive insider threats.

Dans le cadre d'un guide de bonnes pratiques sur le déploiement des forces de sécurité dans une installation nucléaire.
Je ne vois pas trop comment traduire threat posture.
Véronique Stone
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:59
nature de la menace
Explanation:
Puisqu'un terme militaire est employé (comme ici : http://www.cjtf82.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu... ou encore ici : http://www.international-relations.com/wbip/wbnlec5.htm ),
autant le traduire par un terme faisant partie du vocabulaire militaire.


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Note added at 4 days (2011-04-07 22:51:20 GMT)
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"Threat posture" semble bien décrire la nature de la menace comme décrit ici : “It is vital that we understand the enemy's threat posture, and know where, when and how he is going to strike us ...”
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Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 14:59
Grading comment
Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2la menace
emiledgar
4en attitude de menace
Pierre POUSSIN
4nature de la menace
Layla de Chabot
3posture menaçante
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill


Discussion entries: 1





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la menace


Explanation:
I would ditch the poorly written English and just use "menace" which is what they mean ("posture" is unnecessary in English in this phrase).

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 14:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 227

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: max...
26 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  olivier lugiery
1 hr
  -> Merci.
agree  chaplin: la menace provient....
5 hrs
  -> Merci.
disagree  Layla de Chabot: trop simplifié je trouve, et je ne trouve pas qu'il s'agisse de "poorly written english", mais sans doute un brin militaire.
4 days
  -> If anything, je dirais le contraire...
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en attitude de menace


Explanation:
Pourtant on parle de "Threat posture" et de "Protection posture" en gardant le mot "Posture" en langage "technique"...

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 14:59
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
posture menaçante


Explanation:

le mot posture est bien synonyme d'attitude ; il indique en générale une menace, quelque chose de mauvais ; cela correspond, je pense à l'idée de menace portée par le mot "threat"

Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
Local time: 13:59
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nature de la menace


Explanation:
Puisqu'un terme militaire est employé (comme ici : http://www.cjtf82.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu... ou encore ici : http://www.international-relations.com/wbip/wbnlec5.htm ),
autant le traduire par un terme faisant partie du vocabulaire militaire.


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Note added at 4 days (2011-04-07 22:51:20 GMT)
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"Threat posture" semble bien décrire la nature de la menace comme décrit ici : “It is vital that we understand the enemy's threat posture, and know where, when and how he is going to strike us ...”

Example sentence(s):
  • Comme la nature de la menace a changé par rapport à celle représentée par les énormes forces conventionnelles et nucléaires de l'Union soviétique, il est devenu nécessaire de restructurer les forces armées
  • Il convient donc de se livrer à une étude suffisamment précise pour apprécier la nature de la menace.

    Reference: http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2004/issue1/french/military....
    Reference: http://www.ambafrance-pl.org/IMG/emploi_forces-2.pdf
Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 14:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 41
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Merci !
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