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Jan 12, 2012 21:58
12 yrs ago
English term

marble-removal challenge

English to French Bus/Financial Telecom(munications) Web site creation
Similar to the too-big-to-fail response to banks around the world, the CRTC regularly confronts the marble-removal challenge: the few, very large and highly integrated broadcasting and telecommunications companies can threaten to walk away from Canadian content production, causing embarrassing and potentially irreversible damage to Canada’s cultural sector
Proposed translations (French)
3 un problème de reprise des billes

Discussion

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc. (asker) Jan 16, 2012:
Voici comment l'auteure a modifier la phrase en question :
Similar to the too-big-to-fail response to banks around the world, the CRTC is regularly confronted by requests from large broadcasters for more regulatory flexibility: (...)
Nadia Price Jan 16, 2012:
That is good news Lise! Did the client's explanation match my understanding of the expression? Just curious...
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc. (asker) Jan 16, 2012:
With the client clarification, I was able to determine finally what it means!. Actually, the client changed the phrase all together! Thank you to all.
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Nadia Price Jan 16, 2012:
Hi Lise! Just wondering if you were able to resolve the question on your own or if any of my suggestions helped? Quite tricky...

Proposed translations

38 mins

un problème de reprise des billes

ou bien "un défi en cas de retrait de leurs billes"

Best to rephrase by using the verbal expressions: "arranger ses billes ; rendre ses billes ; rentrer ses billes ; retirer ses billes"

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Note added at 46 mins (2012-01-12 22:44:54 GMT)
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On pourrait aussi garder l'expression plus tard dans la phrase et dire: "... le CRTC est souvent confronté à un problème en cas de retrait ( ou démission, désengagement, désistement...): les quelques société [...] peuvent menacer de retirer leurs billes de [...]"
Example sentence:

Et Seillière a repris ses billes sans que proteste Jean-Claude Gayssot, à l'époque ministre (communiste) des Transports

Tout ce qui a été fait entre vous est nul et non avenu... Rendez-moi mes billes et on recommence

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