Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
conflits sociaux
English translation:
industrial disputes
Added to glossary by
César Cornejo Fuster
Mar 20, 2002 20:35
22 yrs ago
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French term
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conflits sociaux
French to English
Law/Patents
Government / Politics
acts of God
(dans un cas de force majeur)
Une partie ne sera pas tenue de régler des différends avec des tiers, y compris des conflits sociaux sauf si les conditions lui sont acceptables ou si le règlement est rendu obligatoire...
Une partie ne sera pas tenue de régler des différends avec des tiers, y compris des conflits sociaux sauf si les conditions lui sont acceptables ou si le règlement est rendu obligatoire...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | industrial disputes |
VBaby
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| 4 +3 | social conflicts |
GILLES MEUNIER
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| 4 -1 | industrial action |
Sandra Schlatter
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| 4 -1 | Labor strife |
ALI DJEBLI
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Change log
Apr 21, 2005 19:59: VBaby changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Government / Politics"
Proposed translations
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11 mins
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industrial disputes
C'est l'expression consacrée.
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Comment: "last but not least. Kyou!"
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3 mins
social conflicts
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Fernando Muela Sopeña
0 min
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| neutral |
Sandra Schlatter
: although it is a correct literal translation, it sounds like something out of a sociology coursebook
4 mins
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if you read a newspaper, you will read this
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| agree |
Ethele Salem Sperling
: I agree with Gilles!
8 mins
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| agree |
Steven Geller
: social conflicts = conflicts sociaux is an UN (UNESCO) term.
31 mins
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5 mins
Sandra Schlatter
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industrial action
I think that's what this is about: there is no obligation to back down during industrial action (for the sake of fulfilling their part of the contract) unless.....
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
GILLES MEUNIER
: well, you miss the meaning
12 mins
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look, this is a contract, they are worried about concrete stuff like strikes (or better: industrial action), not about social conflicts which are undoubtedly an issue of interest to newspapers (class issues, racial tensions etc.)
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Steven Geller
: This is "force majeur", specifically "différends avec des tiers" = third parties - industrial actions are not "force majeure" and do not involve third parties.
29 mins
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of course they are force majeure for the parties of the contract, and the employees of one company are third parties to the contracting parties
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11 mins
ALI DJEBLI
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Labor strife
Ex:dispute between management & union about labor issues leading to employees strike...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
GILLES MEUNIER
: c'est un peu fort non?
12 mins
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| disagree |
Steven Geller
: This is "force majeur", specifically "différends avec des tiers" = third parties - industrial actions are not "force majeure" and do not involve third parties.
23 mins
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