Apr 19, 2007 11:11
17 yrs ago
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français term
Maurice, république de
Meticulous, hard-working and dedicated
Native in: français (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: français vers anglais, anglais vers français
connaissait un timide début de démocratisation
français vers anglais
Autre
Gouvernement / politique
battle
Vers la fin du siecle la configuration politique connaissait un timide début de démocratisation du systeme élitiste vers une participation des autres composantes de la société.
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a few first timid steps were taken towards.....
making what was a very elitist system more democratic/bringing a little more democracy into....
the verb "connaître" is often used in this way to avoid 'il y a/avait" - you have to turn it round and make it less impersonal in English.
At the end of the century, the first few timid move towards greater democracy in a hitherto elitist system began to take shape/emerge
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MOVES
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even "hesitant" steps
the verb "connaître" is often used in this way to avoid 'il y a/avait" - you have to turn it round and make it less impersonal in English.
At the end of the century, the first few timid move towards greater democracy in a hitherto elitist system began to take shape/emerge
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-04-19 11:18:22 GMT)
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MOVES
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-04-19 11:18:34 GMT)
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even "hesitant" steps
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you CMJ, and thanks to all."
+1
4 minutes
Assimina Vavoula
Grèce
Grèce
Specializes in field
Grèce
LEGAL, EU, CORPORATE TRANSLATIONS
Native in: grec 
Works in: français vers grec, grec vers français, anglais vers grec, and 3 more.
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4
was taking timid steps toward democratization
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7 minutes
Felicia Mitrasca
Roumanie
Roumanie
Roumanie
Votre traducteur roumain de choix!
Native in: roumain
Works in: roumain vers français, français vers roumain, anglais vers roumain, and 3 more.
was living a bashful outbreak of democratisation
une proposition...
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: too concocted sounding in English-not a very native sounding way of stating things. timid can't be replaced by bashful in this context.....
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:-) I loved the way it sounded. Now I`ll have to do more research, writeaway! :-)
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29 minutes
français term (edited):
connaissait un timide début de...
saw OR made a tentative start towards...
just another possibility...
Peer comment(s):
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Emma Paulay
: I would have said "saw"
54 minutes
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Thanks, Emma! True, stays closer to the original...
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cmwilliams (X)
: this sounds more natural to me than 'timid'
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Thanks, CMW! Kind of what I felt, too...
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sktrans
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Thanks, SKT!
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36 minutes
Janet Ross Snyder
Canada
Canada
Native in anglais
Canada
Helping doctors learn from each other
Native in: anglais (Variant: US)
Works in: français vers anglais, espagnol vers anglais, anglais, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
(took /began to take) a few tentative steps towards democratization
I feel that active is better than passive here.
Unless the democratization is being contrasted with another, interrupting action, the simple past is more appropriate than the past continuous.
Unless the democratization is being contrasted with another, interrupting action, the simple past is more appropriate than the past continuous.
Peer comment(s):
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Aisha Maniar
18 minutes
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Thank you, Aisha
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Tony M
: I agree about keeping it active if possible
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Thanks, Tony
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katsy
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Thank you, Katsy
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hesitantly ventured into (a more democratic...)
another slant ?
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Francis Marche
France
France
Native in français
&
anglais
France
36 years experience on 4 continents
Native in: français 
, anglais
Works in: anglais vers français, français vers anglais
Related KudoZ points
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8
fledgling attempts toward democratization
as implied by one answered here "there were" is good enough for "connaissait"
btw. I tried google on "fledgling attempts" and It hit on "fledgling attempts towards democratization" in a Canadian website!
IMHO "a timide début" is cliché enough in French to warrant the journalese "fledgling attempts".
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"Fledgling attempt AT democracy" appears to be a good boilerplate for "timide début de démocratisation"
btw. I tried google on "fledgling attempts" and It hit on "fledgling attempts towards democratization" in a Canadian website!
IMHO "a timide début" is cliché enough in French to warrant the journalese "fledgling attempts".
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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2007-04-21 16:44:54 GMT)
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"Fledgling attempt AT democracy" appears to be a good boilerplate for "timide début de démocratisation"
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