Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
...d’autant plus élevé que cette délégation est par essence difficile
English translation:
letting others care for our children is in itself a difficult thing
Added to glossary by
Gary Key
Dec 17, 2005 18:32
18 yrs ago
French term
...d’autant plus élevé que cette délégation est par essence difficile
French to English
Marketing
Tourism & Travel
holiday resort facilities
The whole of the last sentence is a bit of a mouthful, it's the word "délégation" which throws me.
Taken from a marketing presentation for a holiday resort operator which is trying to appeal to family customers, on the subject of resort facilities:
Pour les Familles, la place accordée aux activités pour enfants et leur qualité, sont des critères majeurs dans l'évaluation des vacances
"Il faut qu'il y ait des activités pour les enfants" (PF, France)
"Je suis père, et quand mon enfant est content, je le suis aussi" (PF, Hollande)
= Un niveau d’exigence d’autant plus élevé que cette délégation est par essence difficile
Taken from a marketing presentation for a holiday resort operator which is trying to appeal to family customers, on the subject of resort facilities:
Pour les Familles, la place accordée aux activités pour enfants et leur qualité, sont des critères majeurs dans l'évaluation des vacances
"Il faut qu'il y ait des activités pour les enfants" (PF, France)
"Je suis père, et quand mon enfant est content, je le suis aussi" (PF, Hollande)
= Un niveau d’exigence d’autant plus élevé que cette délégation est par essence difficile
Proposed translations
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| 3 +8 | letting others care for our children is in itself a difficult thing |
RHELLER
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| 3 | ....even higher than this responsibility is by its very nature difficult |
Sylvia Smith
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
...d�autant plus �lev� que cette d�l�gation est par essence difficile
Selected
letting others care for our children is in itself a difficult thing
the bar is set very high/even higher, since letting others care for our children is in itself a difficult thing
does that fit?
does that fit?
Peer comment(s):
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PFB (X)
: I was thinking along these lines too. I think sthing is missing: "cette" implies it's already been mentioned, but not in the extract we have.
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Salut Philippe!
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Sylvia Smith
: good idea, with "this responsibility" instead of "letting others care for our children" - I'm not sure the company would want to directly claim they will "take care of your children", just want to provide activities for them // I see - point well taken :)
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I really don't agree with your point at all - look at club med as an example; they take kids from 9-5pm and sometimes even for sleepovers...that's not taking care of?
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Michael Barnett
: Excellent .
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thanks Michael :-)
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poly (X)
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merci lepetitpoly :-)
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Sarah Walls
: Agree with the interpretation... perhaps "all the greater given how difficult it is to delegate care for our children to others".
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Sarah, that is good, you should post it separately :-)
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Enza Longo
: great rendering, Rita!
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thanks Enza :-)
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Kate Hudson (X)
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merci Kate :-)
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sktrans
: tout à fait
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merci SK :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Rita, and thanks to all those who commented."
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French term (edited):
...d�autant plus �lev� que cette d�l�gation est par essence difficile
....even higher than this responsibility is by its very nature difficult
Just to give you an idea, in my example "délégation" is translated as "responsibility"
Note from asker:
| Thank you ! |
Discussion
The marketing company, acting on behalf of the resort operator, interviewed various target groups for this feedback.