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pass on

French translation: faire l'impasse

15:32 Oct 24, 2016
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: pass on
Quality Integrity Principles
QUALITY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY
• I do not accept, produce or pass on quality issues.
• I apply processes and procedures with rigour.
Catherine GEFFRAY
Local time: 13:11
French translation:faire l'impasse
Explanation:
Je ne tolère pas, ne suis pas l'auteur de et ne fais pas semblant d'ignorer les enjeux qualité

je ne ferme pas les yeux sur les enjeux
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polyglot45
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2laisser passer
Sandra Mouton
4 +1envoyer/faire suivre/refiler
HERBET Abel
4transmettre
GILLES MEUNIER
3faire l'impasse
polyglot45
3 -1faire parvenir à autrui
Andrew Bramhall


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
faire parvenir à autrui


Explanation:
" pass on" is ambiguous here; it can mean ' transmettre', ' faire parvenir', or it can mean ' laisser passer' ( l'opportunité) as in 'pass on, over, or up' ( the opportunity). I think it means pass on to others here; the speaker means he/ she deals directly with these issues him/herself.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Yes, I think the idea of pass on' here is very much the same as in 'pass the buck' or 'pass the parcel'
22 hrs
disagree  Germaine: "faire parvenir" ne convient pas, mais vous avez raison sur le sens "laisser passer" = ignorer, faire comme si elle n'existait pas.
5 days
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
envoyer/faire suivre/refiler


Explanation:
suggéré

HERBET Abel
Local time: 13:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
29 mins
  -> merci
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
faire l'impasse


Explanation:
Je ne tolère pas, ne suis pas l'auteur de et ne fais pas semblant d'ignorer les enjeux qualité

je ne ferme pas les yeux sur les enjeux

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 547

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Word Pass: this one works too IMO
1 day 19 hrs
disagree  Germaine: "faire l'impasse" s'applique à un jeu de cartes (http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/impasse). See issues vs. stakes. Mais vs avez raison sur "fermer les yeux sur".
5 days
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
laisser passer


Explanation:
I do not accept, produce or pass on quality issues.
Je n'accepte ni ne génère ni ne laisse passer de problèmes de qualité.
L'idée est de ne pas prendre ses responsabilités de filtre de contrôle qualité.

Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 74

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: But surely that would imply 'allow to go through', instead of 'pass the problem on to someone else'?
4 mins
  -> Precisely, being aware of the problem and allowing the faulty item to go through for someone else to sort out and deal with. This is exactly the image we want to put in the mind of the reader here IMO.
agree  Word Pass
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Merci
agree  Germaine
4 days
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
transmettre


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 990

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rita Koterba (X)
1 day 22 hrs
disagree  Germaine: [Vs] ne transmettez pas un défaut/problème de qualité?
4 days
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