Jan 27, 2010 11:56
14 yrs ago
French term
en voie de disparition
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"endangered" is the perfect translation when dealing with animals. Regarding other contexts such as "une profession en voie de disparition", would "endangered " be ok, or do we need another translation like "dying" ?
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Proposed translations
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Jan 27, 2010 14:26: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Proposed translations
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17 mins
Jean-Louis S.
United States
United States
Native in French
Works in field
United States
Expert Translations!
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, African) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
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dying profession
is more common.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
11 mins
Marie-Ange West
Native in French
Specializes in field
Holder of the "Diploma in translation"
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
endangered
"In an era of globalization, the removal of economic boundaries, mergers, endangered jobs, internet and other inevitable developments in the field of..."
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-01-27 12:08:38 GMT)
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"The Illinois senator also revamped his proposal for a $50 billion economic stimulus plan to include $25 billion to replenish the highway trust fund and pay for infrastructure improvements that he said could save up to 1 million endangered jobs." http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0144970820080801
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-01-27 12:08:38 GMT)
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"The Illinois senator also revamped his proposal for a $50 billion economic stimulus plan to include $25 billion to replenish the highway trust fund and pay for infrastructure improvements that he said could save up to 1 million endangered jobs." http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0144970820080801
+1
13 mins
on the verge of disappearing
Isn't it a simple literal translation? It sounds perfect to me, but I'm French, English is not my native language.
+1
13 mins
Anis Farhat
Tunisia
Tunisia
Native in English
Works in field
Tunisia
Never Lost In Translation
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 4 more.
a vanishing profession
Example: To be a dressmaker is to be part of a valuable and vanishing profession. (http://www.wahm.com/articles/how-to-promote-yourself-as-a-dr...
15 mins
a declining profession
We often talk about "declining industries" in the UK. A declining profession or profession in decline also works well.
+3
15 mins
Ahmed Alami
Morocco
Morocco
Morocco
Sworn Translator/Traducteur Assermenté
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic
waning/dying profession
Peer comment(s):
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Dying
38 mins
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Thank you :)
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Chris Hall
: Dying and not waning.
1 hr
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Merci Chris
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Jean-Louis S.
: Dying
2 hrs
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Yes :)
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1 hr
on the way out
* Idiomatic, as requested.
3 hrs
disappearing profession
This is just another suggestion, since I think simplest is often the best.
An example:
"Currently, the most common method of communication to the public about science is through the mainstream media, but traditional science journalism is a disappearing profession."
An example:
"Currently, the most common method of communication to the public about science is through the mainstream media, but traditional science journalism is a disappearing profession."
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