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Jun 4, 2020 20:58
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English term

press the reset button on how

English to French Other Government / Politics
The EU needs to *press the reset button on how* it readies itself, adapts and meets the challenges of the early part of this century.
Proposed translations (French)
4 +7 complètement revoir/reconsidérer
5 +1 redéfinir
3 +2 repenser / revoir
4 remettre le logicile en route
4 -1 doit enclencher ( ou presser sur) la touche remise en marche

Discussion

Gladis Audi, DipTrans Jun 5, 2020:
Je dirais:
L'UE doit redéfinir la façon dont elle se prépare aux défis qui marquent le début de ce siècle, s'y adapte et les surmonte.
Eric KUATE FOTSO (asker) Jun 4, 2020:
You are absolutely right Tony. The expression is simply "press the reset button".
Tony M Jun 4, 2020:
@ Asker Your parsing is not exactly helpful: the expression is simply "press the reset button", and then 'on how it readies itself' is a separate idea.

Proposed translations

+7
12 mins
Selected

complètement revoir/reconsidérer

L'Union Européenne doit complètement revoir/reconsidérer la manière dont elle se prépare, s'adapte et relève les défis de ce début de siècle.
Note from asker:
Merci infiniment Gregory
Peer comment(s):
agree Renvi Ulrich : Bien vu, Grégory
13 mins
agree Tony M : (and agree with Christian's suggestion below)
25 mins
agree Claire Mendes Real
7 hrs
agree Christian Fournier : revoir de fond en comble (reconsidérer est insuffisant à mon avis)
15 hrs
agree Sandra Mouton
1 day 15 hrs
agree Schtroumpf : Avec Christian également !
4 days
agree GILLES MEUNIER
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
-1
7 mins

doit enclencher ( ou presser sur) la touche remise en marche

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Note from asker:
Merci Maïté
Peer comment(s):
disagree Tony M : 'reset' means 'remise à zéro', which I think is almost the opposite of your suggestion. It's not 'restart', but rather 'rethink'
4 mins
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20 mins

remettre le logicile en route

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+2
26 mins
English term (edited): press the reset button

repenser / revoir

...sa façon de / son approche à

I think the image used in EN is not really helpful here: 'remettre (ses idéées) à zéro' and you'd do better to translate just the straight, literal meaning they are trying to convey with a clumsy metaphor.

I suspect they are really saying "go back to square one", "start again from the beginning" — like doing a factory reset on your smartphone! In other words, the existing ideas aren't working, so they need to start over.
Peer comment(s):
agree Elisabeth Richard : repenser
11 hrs
Merci, Elisabeth !
agree Sandra Mouton
1 day 14 hrs
Merci, Sandra !
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+1
10 hrs

redéfinir

Tout simplement?

Extrait d'un document bilingue du Sénat du Canada:

The national chief also noted that the endorsement of the declaration "presents an opportunity to press the `reset' button on the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the rest of Canada."

Le chef national a ajouté que la ratification de la déclaration « constitue une occasion de redéfinir la relation qui prévaut entre les peuples autochtones et le reste du Canada ».
Reference:

https://sencanada.ca/fr

Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : I don't think this gives enough prominence to the 'reset' idea in the S/T, which is really of paramount importance here. Yes, but here, the need is to emphasize 'tout recommencer à zéro'
3 mins
I beg to disagree. Redéfinir peut très bien prendre le sens de "Élaborer et donner un nouveau but à".
agree Cyril Tollari : Je pense qu'il y a plusieurs manières d'exprimer cela, qui sont plus ou moins synonymes, mais au moins cette réponse s'appuie sur une référence d'une institution.
2 hrs
Merci
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