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damos vueltas

French translation: on se creuse la tête/les méninges

09:03 Dec 1, 2011
Spanish to French translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: damos vueltas
"administraciones y empresas le damos vueltas al concepto de Smart City"

Proposition : "réfléchissent au concept de Smart City", pourrait-il convenir ici pour simplifier la tournure espagnole ?

Merci par avance.
rdstrad
Local time: 12:18
French translation:on se creuse la tête/les méninges
Explanation:
"on se creuse la tête/les méninges autour du concept de Smart City"
C'est, il me semble, la tournure idiomatique qui correspond le mieux à l'idée espagnole de "darle vueltas a algo".

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Note added at 1 jour1 heure (2011-12-02 10:40:27 GMT)
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On aurait : "Dans les administrations et les entreprises, on (=nous) se creuse la tête/les méninges autour du concept de Smart City."
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María Belanche García
France
Local time: 12:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Nous revoyons/révisons
Sonia Koprivica
4 +1on se creuse la tête/les méninges
María Belanche García
4nous sommes revenus
Sylvie Mathis
4Nous étudions
Raphael Daniaud


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nous sommes revenus


Explanation:
Administrations et entreprises reviennent au concept de Smart City


Sylvie Mathis
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Nous revoyons/révisons


Explanation:
... C'est non seulement réféchir à, mais réviser, penser, modifier etc.. (tourner et retourner dans sa tête) .

Sonia Koprivica
Spain
Local time: 12:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Émilie Diaz
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Nous étudions


Explanation:
Nous étudions peut aussi convenir...

...administrations et entreprises étudions le concept de Smart City.

Raphael Daniaud
United States
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: French
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
on se creuse la tête/les méninges


Explanation:
"on se creuse la tête/les méninges autour du concept de Smart City"
C'est, il me semble, la tournure idiomatique qui correspond le mieux à l'idée espagnole de "darle vueltas a algo".

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Note added at 1 jour1 heure (2011-12-02 10:40:27 GMT)
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On aurait : "Dans les administrations et les entreprises, on (=nous) se creuse la tête/les méninges autour du concept de Smart City."

María Belanche García
France
Local time: 12:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacqueline simana: Oui comme c'est l'idée, je pense également à remue-méninges ou brainstorming. Les administrations et entreprises réfléchissent intensément au concept...
8 hrs
  -> L'idée du "brainstorming" est bonne et actuelle. Peut-être qu'il y aurait un peu trop d'anglicismes dans la même phrase.
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