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too much of a good thing

French translation: gare à l'excès de confiance

16:00 May 28, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: too much of a good thing
Dans une publication RH concernant la santé et la sécurité au travail (causes d'accident les plus courantes) :

« Being Overconfident - Confidence is a good thing but overconfidence is ***too much of a good thing***. »

(USEN>FRFR)

Aucune inspiration... Merci !
ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 00:18
French translation:gare à l'excès de confiance
Explanation:
... to get the ball rolling
"Avoir confiance (en soi) c'est bien, mais gare à l'excès de confiance"...

Je sais que je n'en ai pas vraiment le droit de faire plus de suggestions, mais
'l'excès de confiance peut nuire' me vient à l'esprit
Selected response from:

katsy
Local time: 00:18
Grading comment
Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4mais l'excès de confiance est abusif (ou peut être néfaste)
GILLES MEUNIER
3 +3gare à l'excès de confiance
katsy
4peut amener des catastrophes
FX Fraipont (X)
4see sentence
Daryo
4la confiance excessive est (peut-être) nuisible
Omar Fassi Fehri
3 -1pire que mieux
AllegroTrans


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mais l'excès de confiance est abusif (ou peut être néfaste)


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 990

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valérie Ourset: Je préfère "peut être néfaste"
25 mins
agree  writeaway
47 mins
agree  Nathalie Stewart
5 hrs
neutral  Daryo: dangereux, tout simplement?
17 hrs
agree  Laurence Dana: mais l'excès de confiance peut être néfaste (not abusif which is incorrect)
19 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gare à l'excès de confiance


Explanation:
... to get the ball rolling
"Avoir confiance (en soi) c'est bien, mais gare à l'excès de confiance"...

Je sais que je n'en ai pas vraiment le droit de faire plus de suggestions, mais
'l'excès de confiance peut nuire' me vient à l'esprit

katsy
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 102
Grading comment
Merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laurence Dana
19 hrs
  -> Merci LD :-)
agree  Hélène OShea
22 hrs
  -> Merci Hélène :-)
agree  Catherine Demaison-Doherty
3 days 10 hrs
  -> Merci Catherine :-)
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peut amener des catastrophes


Explanation:
dans ce contexte précis de sécurité au travail

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Note added at 13 mins (2018-05-28 16:13:47 GMT)
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l'excès de confiance peut amener des catastrophes

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 00:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pire que mieux


Explanation:
Une option je crois



AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Omar Fassi Fehri: formulation maladroite
14 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
see sentence


Explanation:
Confidence is a good thing but overconfidence is too much of a good thing

Avoir confiance en soi c'est bien, mais avoir trop confiance en soi est un exemple de le mieux étant l'ennemi du bien.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 112
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la confiance excessive est (peut-être) nuisible


Explanation:
Cette formulation exprime de manière claire et directe la dangerosité de la confiance excessive - l'utilisation de l'adjectif nuisible me semble plus appropriée.


Omar Fassi Fehri
Luxembourg
Local time: 00:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ArabicArabic
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