Make a Complaint Sandwich

French translation: Faites une "plainte sandwich"

15:00 Apr 3, 2017
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Psychology / Communication
English term or phrase: Make a Complaint Sandwich
Tip: Make a Complaint Sandwich “Psychologically, it’s really unhealthy to squelch complaints,” says Guy Winch PhD, psychologist and author of The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships, and Enhance Self-Esteem. “By not complaining aloud, it doesn’t mean the dissatisfaction has gone away. You’re just not voicing it.” So how do you express it in a way that's healthy and might just lead to a constructive change? You sandwich it in between two more positive statements that invite the other person to more readily accept the complaint you've sandwiched in.
Marion Delarue
France
Local time: 10:51
French translation:Faites une "plainte sandwich"
Explanation:
L'expression "Complaint Sandwich" est une expression consacrée créée par le psychologue Guy Winch et expliquée dans la suite du texte. Traduire cette notion ou ce concept par sa signification (insérer une plainte entre deux déclarations positives) serait passer à côté de l'esprit du texte source. A mon sens du moins.
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4 +2Faites une "plainte sandwich"
Geraldine Njonkou
4 +1intercaler la plainte entre deux déclarations positives
Hélène OShea
4inclure la plainte entre deux éléments positifs
FX Fraipont (X)
4Insérer la plainte entre..
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make a complaint sandwich
inclure la plainte entre deux éléments positifs


Explanation:
Il me semble que le "sandwich" ne marche pas dans un titre

FX Fraipont (X)
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make a complaint sandwich
intercaler la plainte entre deux déclarations positives


Explanation:
Ou on peut tenter mettre la plainte en sandwich entre...

Hélène OShea
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agree  B D Finch
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make a complaint sandwich
Insérer la plainte entre..


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Ou placer

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make a complaint sandwich
Faites une "plainte sandwich"


Explanation:
L'expression "Complaint Sandwich" est une expression consacrée créée par le psychologue Guy Winch et expliquée dans la suite du texte. Traduire cette notion ou ce concept par sa signification (insérer une plainte entre deux déclarations positives) serait passer à côté de l'esprit du texte source. A mon sens du moins.
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Geraldine Njonkou
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agree  Fanny Villuendas: oui je pense qu'il faut garder l'image, qui revient ensuite dans le texte. De plus, les majuscules nous y invitent...
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agree  Hélène OShea: oui finalement ça marche très bien
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neutral  B D Finch: Mais on ne dit pas "fromage sandwich" !
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