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verbe "to pinpoint"

French translation: mettre le doigt sur, identifier

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English term or phrase: verbe \"to pinpoint\" French translation: mettre le doigt sur, identifier Entered by: gilbertlu

08:37 Mar 26, 2013

English to French translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Twitter
English term or phrase: verbe "to pinpoint" Le contexte: une conversation entre deux jeunes. L'un est un accro de Twitter. L'autre un détracteur. Celui qui est accro déclare que le détracteur a des difficultés pour identifier pourquoi Twitter est agaçant... La phrase: It's hard for you to pinpoint exactly why you found Twitter unsatisfactory. Merci d'avance.	gilbertlu KudoZ activity Questions: 403 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 854 Local time: 01:46
mettre le doigt sur, identifier Explanation: c'est ce que je dirais spontanément	Selected response from: Marianne Abdul Wahid
Grading comment Merci beaucoup 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
3 +8	mettre le doigt sur, identifier	Marianne Abdul Wahid
3 +2	définir/dire	polyglot45
4 +1	épingler	Peter LEGUIE
3 +1	préciser	Velizara Koleva
4	déterminer / cerner	Cecile Dupont
4	situer les raisons pour lesquelles...	piazza d
3	détecter, repérer	Françoise Vogel
3	expliquer précisément	Laure Humbel (X)
3	expliquer pourquoi/dire exactement pourquoi/exprimer précisément	Odile Raymond
3	expliciter	Alain Boulé

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2 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +8

mettre le doigt sur, identifier Explanation: c'est ce que je dirais spontanément	Marianne Abdul Wahid Works in field Native speaker of: German, French PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment Merci beaucoup
Notes to answerer Asker: Avec tous mes remerciements. Gilbert
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Tony M: In EN we say "put your finger on it" too, and I think that is perfectly the meaning of 'pinpoint' here. 19 mins agree  Séverine Dupied 32 mins agree  GILLES MEUNIER: identifier 37 mins agree  Muriel Garcia 1 hr agree  Bertrand Leduc 4 hrs agree  Jean-Claude Gouin 6 hrs agree  Daryo: "mettre le doigt sur" 11 hrs agree  marie-christine périé 23 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +1

préciser Explanation: ..	Velizara Koleva United Kingdom Local time: 00:46 Native speaker of: Bulgarian
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Christian Fournier 4 hrs
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to pinpoint détecter, repérer Explanation: exactement, précisément ce qui te déplait ...	Françoise Vogel Local time: 01:46 Works in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 193
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déterminer / cerner Explanation: simples suggestions	Cecile Dupont Local time: 01:46 Works in field Native speaker of: French
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expliquer précisément Explanation: Je traduirais par une phrase du type : "Tu as du mal à expliquer précisément ce qui ne t'a pas plu dans Twitter", en déplaçant l'idée de "pinpoint" sur l'adverbe	Laure Humbel (X) France Local time: 01:46 Works in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 12
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14 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

définir/dire Explanation: vous avez du mal à dire/définir exactement	polyglot45 Native speaker of: English, French PRO pts in category: 547
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Antoine Heudre: simple et naturel 43 mins agree  marie-christine périé 22 hrs
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expliquer pourquoi/dire exactement pourquoi/exprimer précisément Explanation: Il peut sans doute les identifier, mais pas les exprimer.	Odile Raymond France Specializes in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 124
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situer les raisons pour lesquelles... Explanation: situer un problèle cf: Termium	piazza d France Local time: 01:46 Specializes in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 28
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) neutral  Odile Raymond: AMHA, ne marche pas non plus, on situe un problème, mais pas des raisons. 22 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: peer agreement (net): +1

épingler Explanation: I feel it this way!	Peter LEGUIE Local time: 01:46 Works in field Native speaker of: French, English PRO pts in category: 12
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Daryo: oui, ca marche aussi 9 hrs   -> Merci! neutral  Odile Raymond: Non, "épingler" ne convient pas ici, sorry! 21 hrs
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expliciter Explanation: Autre proposition	Alain Boulé Local time: 01:46 Works in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 200
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