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while bearing the brunt of job losses

French translation: alors qu\'ils doivent payer les frais des pertes d\'emploi

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English term or phrase:while bearing the brunt of job losses
French translation:alors qu\'ils doivent payer les frais des pertes d\'emploi
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

11:25 Jan 18, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Journalism
English term or phrase: while bearing the brunt of job losses
Millions of people who never get near this Swiss mountain retreat have finally said enough is enough. They are tired of being promised jam tomorrow while bearing the brunt of job losses from globalization and the pain of growing inequality.
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 16:35
alors qu'ils doivent payer les frais des pertes d'emploi
Explanation:

brunt
n
to bear the brunt of, to take the brunt of (=suffer the main force of)
[+attack] recevoir le plus fort de
[+criticism] être l'objet or la cible de l'essentiel de
→ Mr Carpenter has borne the brunt of criticism over the bank's actions
[+sanctions, unemployment] payer les frais de
→ Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
→ Scotland is bearing the brunt of job cuts across Britain,
→ the disadvantaged who had borne the brunt of sanctions
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violaine-r
France
Local time: 22:35
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2à un moment où ils doivent encaisser (le plus gros)
polyglot45
4alors qu'ils doivent payer les frais des pertes d'emploi
violaine-r
4tout en faisant les frais des pertes d'emoploi
Francois Boye


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
à un moment où ils doivent encaisser (le plus gros)


Explanation:
des retombées provoquées par la mondialisation en matière de perte d'emploi

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
3 mins
agree  FX Fraipont (X)
1 hr
neutral  ph-b (X): « Encaisser les retombées » a une connotation positive ; est-ce bien l’intention de l’auteur ici ?
5 hrs
  -> c'est vrai - je devais partir et j'ai fait trop vite
neutral  Francois Boye: Does while mean the moment when?
5 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
alors qu'ils doivent payer les frais des pertes d'emploi


Explanation:

brunt
n
to bear the brunt of, to take the brunt of (=suffer the main force of)
[+attack] recevoir le plus fort de
[+criticism] être l'objet or la cible de l'essentiel de
→ Mr Carpenter has borne the brunt of criticism over the bank's actions
[+sanctions, unemployment] payer les frais de
→ Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
→ Scotland is bearing the brunt of job cuts across Britain,
→ the disadvantaged who had borne the brunt of sanctions
Translation English - French Collins Dictionary

violaine-r
France
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tout en faisant les frais des pertes d'emoploi


Explanation:
my take

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-01-18 13:46:00 GMT)
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http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/faire-...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-01-18 17:16:03 GMT)
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Erratum: EMPLOI instead of emoploi

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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