Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

competences qui a contrait de..

English translation:

... a skills deficiency that compelled/enforced (to) that layoff

Added to glossary by Piotr Fras
Mar 22, 2006 13:33
18 yrs ago
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French term

competences qui a contrait de..

French to English Other Linguistics
I have difficulties with grasping the sens of the above in the following sentence:
Le Bureau XXX informe les membres presents qu'il s'agit de problemes de competences qui a contrait ce licenciement.

Discussion

CMJ_Trans (X) Mar 22, 2006:
basically they are saying that the person was sacked for incompetence
CMJ_Trans (X) Mar 22, 2006:
qui ONT contraiNt the French is pretty dreadful ! Francis has got the meaning if not the best wording
ekat3r1na Mar 22, 2006:
Elle n'est tout simplement pas en français...:) S'agirait-il d'une traduction inversée ?

Proposed translations

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... a skills deficiency that compelled/enforced (to) that layoff

should be "qui a contraint à ce licenciement"
Peer comment(s):

agree Enza Longo
7 mins
agree MDI-IDM : without the (to)
2 hrs
agree Christian Roy
12 hrs
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