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as necessary

French translation: au besoin

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English term or phrase:as necessary
French translation:au besoin
Entered by: Layla de Chabot

07:20 Sep 20, 2011
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: as necessary
Des indications de montage de matériel à la technologie sophistiquée sont régulièrement ponctués de "as necessary" ("wipe with a piece of cloth AS NECESSARY" ; "use a tool AS NECESSARY" etc)

Comment le traduire ? Selon besoin ?
Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 05:02
au besoin
Explanation:
càd "autant que nécessaire"

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Note added at 20 minutes (2011-09-20 07:40:29 GMT)
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Aussi :

"aussi souvent que nécessaire"
"lorsque cela est nécessaire"

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Note added at 27 minutes (2011-09-20 07:47:50 GMT)
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"selon les besoins"

En ce qui me concerne, j'utilise (et beaucoup de mes collègues aussi) "au besoin"

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Note added at 42 minutes (2011-09-20 08:03:15 GMT)
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Ne pas tenir compte de ma proposition "lorsque cela est nécessaire" car elle n'est pas correcte
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Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 05:02
Grading comment
merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5au besoin
Sylvie LE BRAS
5 +2si nécessaire
Claire Mendes Real
4en cas de besoin
Carol Molter
4comme de besoin
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
3le cas échéant
Marion Feildel (X)
3s'il y a lieu
FBrisson


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
si nécessaire


Explanation:
le cas échéant (un peu plus juridique)

Claire Mendes Real
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Molter
6 mins
neutral  Sylvie LE BRAS: ce n'est pas "IF necessary"
6 mins
agree  LydieC
6 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en cas de besoin


Explanation:
une autre possibilité ...

Carol Molter
Local time: 06:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in GreekGreek
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
au besoin


Explanation:
càd "autant que nécessaire"

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Note added at 20 minutes (2011-09-20 07:40:29 GMT)
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Aussi :

"aussi souvent que nécessaire"
"lorsque cela est nécessaire"

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Note added at 27 minutes (2011-09-20 07:47:50 GMT)
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"selon les besoins"

En ce qui me concerne, j'utilise (et beaucoup de mes collègues aussi) "au besoin"

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Note added at 42 minutes (2011-09-20 08:03:15 GMT)
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Ne pas tenir compte de ma proposition "lorsque cela est nécessaire" car elle n'est pas correcte

Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Grading comment
merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FX Fraipont (X)
1 hr
  -> Merci
agree  Odile Raymond
1 hr
  -> Merci
agree  Roberta Beyer
5 hrs
  -> merci Roberta
agree  Sylvie Pilon (X)
7 hrs
  -> merci Sylvie
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
8 hrs
  -> merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comme de besoin


Explanation:
cela peut paraître bizarre, mais c'est ce que je dirais.
Il est nécessaire de le faire !!
C'est une expression aussi courte que "as necessary" qui insiste sur le nécessité de le faire

Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
Local time: 04:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le cas échéant


Explanation:
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Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: French
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
s'il y a lieu


Explanation:
autre proposition


FBrisson
France
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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