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capacité

English translation: capacity

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French term or phrase:capacité
English translation:capacity
Entered by: Isabelle Barth-O'Neill

14:38 Nov 7, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop
French term or phrase: capacité
voici la phrase :

Dans un contexte de déstructuration économique tel que celui de xxxxx et de sa région, la capacité des familles d’accueil à absorber des personnes inactives supplémentaires étaient forcément limitée.
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
Local time: 12:23
capacity
Explanation:
I would say that the context supports the use of the term

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Note added at 6 mins (2012-11-07 14:45:16 GMT)
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Is it mainly financial? Financial capacity

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Note added at 32 mins (2012-11-07 15:10:45 GMT)
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overall capacity perhaps
Selected response from:

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 07:23
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4capacity
NancyLynn
5 +1ability
spj


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ability


Explanation:
capacité à faire quelque chose = ability to do something

spj
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
4 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
capacity


Explanation:
I would say that the context supports the use of the term

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Note added at 6 mins (2012-11-07 14:45:16 GMT)
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Is it mainly financial? Financial capacity

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Note added at 32 mins (2012-11-07 15:10:45 GMT)
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overall capacity perhaps

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 07:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Pas nécessairement financière. C'est aussi la capacité matérielle - le manque de place


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: I think in this context this more formal term is probably the most appropriate.
12 mins
  -> Thanks Tony!
agree  nweatherdon: me too
47 mins
agree  corina hancianu
1 hr
agree  philgoddard: Ability is fine too, but you were first.
1 hr
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