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Ask for help > French speakers, help, please!
French speakers, help, please!
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SaraMariam
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French speakers, help, please!
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Hello everybody,
I have a problem with a translation from French to English. The sentence is the following: "C�est
un sondage pour mieux conna�tre les �lus locaux issus de la diversit�
multiculturelle." I translated it as "This
survey was conducted to gain a better understanding of locally elected
government representatives from different ethnic background". But I �m not really sure about it, because I saw another paper in which they translated the last part like "local
elected candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds". So I don �t know if I got it completely wrong?
Thanks a lot for your help in advance :) Sara |
21 Nov 2013
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feridrzg
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This survey was conducted to gain a better understanding of the locally elected from a multi-cultural diversity
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21 Nov 2013
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naimaleghtas
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The aim of this Survey is to have a better knowledge of local representatives who come from multi-cultural backgrounds.
I hope this translation sounds accurate. |
21 Nov 2013
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FrauSue
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Your version is almost perfect, it just needs an "s". "This survey was conducted to gain a better understanding of locally elected government representatives from different ethnic backgroundS". (This suggests they are from all backgrounds, majority and minority.)
Or you could say - "This survey was conducted to gain a better understanding of locally elected government representatives from ethnic minority backgrounds." (This suggests you only interviewed people from ethnic minorities or whose family background is e.g. one of immigration.) |
23 Nov 2013
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