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en retour

English translation: in turn

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French term or phrase:en retour
English translation:in turn
Entered by: thorfinn81

18:30 Dec 11, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics
French term or phrase: en retour
The following sentence is quite straight forward, but I am not quite sure what is indicated by "en retour"? Does it mean, by reversing the practice? This is in an evaluation report talking about best practices that can be generated. French Africa. Professional audience.

En ce domaine, même une mauvaise pratique ou une absence pure et simple de pratique peuvent générer en retour et par leur correction, de Bonnes Pratiques.

Is it something like:

However, one must be aware that in this field, even a bad practice or a sheer lack of practice can cause by their reversal and their correction, Best Practices.

Full context:
En matière de Fonds de Garantie, le principal objectif est de permettre un accès facilité aux financements parallèlement à un meilleur fonctionnement des Fonds de Garantie. C’est ainsi qu’en favorisant les échanges d’expériences entre professionnels, il est possible d’améliorer la qualité des services et prestations offertes. Toutefois, il faut être conscient que dans ce domaine, même une mauvaise pratique ou une absence pure et simple de pratique peuvent générer en retour et par leur correction, de BP.
thorfinn81
in turn
Explanation:
Ou "in return"...
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Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 10:56
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4 +2in turn
Michel F. Morin
4lead to/result in
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
in turn


Explanation:
Ou "in return"...

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 10:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: in return
37 mins
  -> Merci
agree  cc in nyc: in turn
1 hr
  -> Yes, merci !
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lead to/result in


Explanation:
générer en retour = lead to/result in

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United Kingdom
Local time: 09:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49
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