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avec soin et technicité

English translation: with great care and skill

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French term or phrase:avec soin et technicité
English translation:with great care and skill
Entered by: Maria Constant (X)

08:32 Sep 21, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Presentation of a web site
French term or phrase: avec soin et technicité
This is in the paragraph under "Limitation de responsabilité".

Le Groupe XXX a préparé le contenu de ce site avec soin et technicité. Toutefois, le Groupe ne garantit ni expressément ni tacitement la nature ou l'exactitude des informations contenues dans ce site et ne sera en aucun cas tenu responsable d'une perte qui serait due à l'utilisation de ce site.

What I'm having difficulty with is getting round the technicité part after with care/carefully.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

TIA
Maria Constant (X)
Local time: 01:52
with great care and skill
Explanation:
"Technicité" literally means technical skill, or the technical nature of something. But clearly "with care and technical skill" doesn't really sound right in the context.

Another option would be to paraphrase along the lines of "with great care and attention to detail". (It could be argued that "technical skill" approximates to "attention to detail" in many respects.)
Selected response from:

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:52
Grading comment
Although I did like Bourth's idea I ended up using your suggestion Rob. Thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5with great care and skill
Rob Grayson
5 +1with care and expertise
gabuss
4 +1turn it tuoba
Bourth (X)
3 +2due care / due diligence
Conor McAuley
3technical expertise/skill
Miranda Joubioux (X)
3with care and applying its technical expertise
Mark Nathan


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
technical expertise/skill


Explanation:
This is what I would put.

Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 01:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
with great care and skill


Explanation:
"Technicité" literally means technical skill, or the technical nature of something. But clearly "with care and technical skill" doesn't really sound right in the context.

Another option would be to paraphrase along the lines of "with great care and attention to detail". (It could be argued that "technical skill" approximates to "attention to detail" in many respects.)

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Although I did like Bourth's idea I ended up using your suggestion Rob. Thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvia Smith
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Sylvia
agree  Jennifer White: yes, and "attention to detail" sounds good too
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Jennifer
agree  cmwilliams (X)
15 mins
  -> Thanks, cm
agree  gabuss
21 mins
  -> Thanks, gabuss
agree  a05: care and expertise?
23 mins
  -> Thanks - expertise could be another option for a slight paraphrase
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
with care and applying its technical expertise


Explanation:
Just another suggestion

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 01:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
with care and expertise


Explanation:
to remain simple, if you like.

technicité = expertise (Glossaire Banque Mondiale)

gabuss
Local time: 23:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ben Gaia: The most accurate. You could say "with the relevant expertise."
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Ben
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
turn it tuoba


Explanation:
The Group -
exercised the greatest of skill
employed all its technical knowhow
in carefully preparing this site.

exercised care and skill in preparing ...
took care and skill in the preparation of ...

etc.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 01:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 85

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Barber
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
due care / due diligence


Explanation:
If you want to avoid a literal or semi-literal translation and interpret a little.

HTH.

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 01:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Like "due diligence". Get away from the words.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Alex
agree  Virgile: due diligence would encompass care and technicity
3 days 3 hrs
  -> Thanks V
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