Oct 23, 2008 23:26
15 yrs ago
French term
Medical writing, clinical + research exp
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
connotation métier
French to English
Medical
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
health care practices
Dans cette situation, deux modalités dominent: la communication indirecte et une forte connotation métier...
I have a vague idea of what this means but can't think of an equivalent in English.
I have a vague idea of what this means but can't think of an equivalent in English.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
22 hrs
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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124
Selected
professionalism; professional intuition; (professional) training
this is where professionalism comes to the fore
... professional intuition/instinct takes over
... (professional) training comes into its own
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Of these, intuition is closest to "connotation"
I think they are talking about when the emergency routine is so well drilled into you that you switch into automatic mode when needed, and you instinclively do what is necessary.
I toyed with the idea of "professional automatism", but this turns out to be slightly different, ie, when you acquire habits, and get into a professional rut.
... professional intuition/instinct takes over
... (professional) training comes into its own
__________________
Of these, intuition is closest to "connotation"
I think they are talking about when the emergency routine is so well drilled into you that you switch into automatic mode when needed, and you instinclively do what is necessary.
I toyed with the idea of "professional automatism", but this turns out to be slightly different, ie, when you acquire habits, and get into a professional rut.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Carol - I decided to go with "professional knowledge and expertise", which is pretty close to what you have suggested. I had to go through the whole document a couple of times to figure out the meaning and tone of the phrase."
10 mins
strong connotation to one's career
Hello,
Is this what you're after?
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-10-23 23:54:00 GMT)
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Isn't my translated term what you're after? You can tell that one is a police officer by the way he's acting in a given situation. He attitude connotes his career?
strong career-connoting attitude?
Is this what you're after?
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-10-23 23:54:00 GMT)
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Isn't my translated term what you're after? You can tell that one is a police officer by the way he's acting in a given situation. He attitude connotes his career?
strong career-connoting attitude?
Note from asker:
| Hm, I guess I didn't provide enough context. I'm looking for something along the lines of a set of rituals or strengths or modes that you adopt when you belong to a certain profession and you go into "professional mode" to deal with a situation. Eep, I hope that didn't just make it more unclear. :-) |
+1
7 hrs
Attila Piróth
France
France
France
PhD, ATA-certified En-Hu, sci-tech-IT
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, Hungarian to English, and 2 more.
deonthology
Well, in light of your comment to the first answer, this suggestion may work in certain contexts.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Attila. This might have worked in a different context, but it took me a while to decide what the author meant by connotation métier. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
B D Finch
: But correct spelling to: "deontology".
1 hr
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Yes, of course. Thank you for the correction.
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8 hrs
professional conduct
Maybe this is along the lines you are looking for when you say 'a set of rituals or strengths or modes that you adopt when you belong to a certain profession and you go into "professional mode" to deal with a situation'
Hope it helps
Hope it helps
10 hrs
sense of sticking together, covering up
Depending on the tone of what is being said. Without the details, and given my cynicism, it looks to me like "clubbing together", possibly to clear each other's tracks and reputation, "covering up as a united medical front".
Of course it might also be a "strong sense of professional responsibility".
"Connotation" is used so strangely here, however, that I suspect it has a .... negative connotation.
Of course it might also be a "strong sense of professional responsibility".
"Connotation" is used so strangely here, however, that I suspect it has a .... negative connotation.
Note from asker:
| I agree that connotation is being used strangely here. I am still mulling that over. Thanks! |
1 day 17 hrs
strongly marked in terms of specialisation
Very often, too often in my opinion, the French use 'métier' when they mean something more specific than profession. It oftens refers to a 'poste' or job. I have the feeling that's the case here and that 'métier' refers to the different roles i.e. the nurses, the surgeon, the anaesthetist. The sense of 'forte connotation' might be positive or negative.It could mean they're all pulling in different directions, or or on the contrary that each department is fulfilling its role. Either way, I think it means the importance of the different roles/departments/specialisations.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Emma, I definitely agree with your assessment of the word "métier". However, I'm not sure that your suggestion is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks very much for confirming my impression re "métier". |
Discussion
I thought maybe there was an English equivalent that "everybody" knew but that was beyond my reach, but it doesn't look like it's such a common phrase in French.
Joanne's answer is probably closest, so far.