hard to hold

French translation: difficile à appréhender

14:14 Aug 5, 2016
English to French translations [PRO]
Philosophy
English term or phrase: hard to hold
Hi everybody,

I am really not sure about what "hard to hold" means in the following sentence.

By nature, transformation implies that concrete outcomes cannot be preconceived and that the old vanishes before the new is visible – a situation that individuals and organisations can find ***hard to hold***.

Could it mean the same as "hard to comprend" ?

Many thanks in advance.
Agnès
Agnès Flandin
France
Local time: 14:16
French translation:difficile à appréhender
Explanation:
ils peuvent avoir du mal à l'appréhender// le saisir
d'appréhension difficile
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polyglot45
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Merci beaucoup à vous tous.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1inconfortable
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +1difficile à maîtriser
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
3 +1difficile à saisir
Pierre Lefebvre
3 +1difficile à appréhender
polyglot45
4difficile à soutenir
HERBET Abel
2 +1Difficile à admettre/accepter
Chakib Roula
3difficile à comprendre
Daniel Babis


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Difficile à admettre/accepter


Explanation:
IMHO

Chakib Roula
Algeria
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francois Boye
8 mins
  -> Merci à vous Francois.
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
difficile à saisir


Explanation:
sug.

Pierre Lefebvre
Brazil
Local time: 10:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILOU
1 hr

neutral  Premium✍️: Vs me devez depuis plus de deux ans. Vous avez ignoré toutes mes requêtes de paiement par courrier direct ou via ProZ. Je me vois obligée de vous contacter encore sur cette page. Dommage q Proz laisse un non-payeur aussi flagrant q vous en tte impunité.
1 day 7 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
inconfortable


Explanation:
Letting go of what you have before you get your hands on the replacement is "hard to hold"

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Germaine: C'est ce qui m'apparaît le mieux convenir.
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
difficile à comprendre


Explanation:
J'irai avec votre suggestion car un synonyme de hold est grasp.

Daniel Babis
Canada
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
difficile à appréhender


Explanation:
ils peuvent avoir du mal à l'appréhender// le saisir
d'appréhension difficile

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup à vous tous.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thierry Bourguet
2 days 22 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
difficile à maîtriser


Explanation:
Pour les organisations comme pour les individus, le phénomène est en évolution, imprévisible...
Je ne pense pas qu'on puise parler de compréhension ou d'appréhension de sens pour des organisations.

Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: French

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agree  Premium✍️
1 day 6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
difficile à soutenir


Explanation:
suggéré

HERBET Abel
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
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