French term
ne renvoient-ils pas
Thought I'd nearly finished, not quite.
L’invisibilité physique et sociale des risques cancérogènes au travail se construit différemment selon qu’il s’agit du travail d’homme ou de femme.
Prenant l’exemple de l’amiante présent dans certains immeubles, nous savons qu’il peut constituer un risque invisible quand on ignore sa présence dans les lieux de travail.
Ces risques invisibles ne renvoient-ils pas à des formes sexuées de répartition du travail des hommes et des femmes dans l’espace?
Cette question fait écho à l’approche géographique développée plus loin.
TIA Chris.
Jan 4, 2012 00:01: Nikki Scott-Despaigne changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): SJLD, cc in nyc, Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Proposed translations
Do these invisible risks not reflect...
renvoyer : définition et synonyme de renvoyer dans le dictionnaire ...
www.mediadico.com/dictionnaire/.../renvoyer/1 - Translate this page
Synonyme renvoyer : répercuter: réfléchir, refléter, réverbérer
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or "invisible hazards"
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David Hollywood
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Margaret Rigaud
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Agree with "reflect". Sorry, had just seen your "do" and not your "are"!
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Conor McAuley
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Native in: English 
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Hark back (refer back)
"Don't these invisible risks hark back to the ....?
The writer is asking a rhetorical question- 'refer back to' may work as well.
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MatthewLaSon
: I like "refer back to". To me "reflect" is not an ideal translation here (and that is not what the French is literally saying anyways). There is this idea of "all comes back to", which really isn't in "reflect" (although not wrong).
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Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
revisit
reflect
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philgoddard
: I think the use of "ne renvoient-ils" as opposed to "renvoient" is for emphasis - "undoubtedly reflect".
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David Hollywood
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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MatthewLaSon
: Literally, it does not mean "reflect"; it's "renvoyer à".
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Andrew Bramhall
: I'm not convinced by 'reflect,' either, and definitely not "undoubtedly".
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Do these invisible risks not bring us back to...?
It's "renvoyer à", which means "to refer back to", not "reflect"
Perhaps you could word it like I did for a more natural translation.
I hope it helps.
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There is no problem with using a personal pronoun here (i.e, "us").
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Cynthia Johnson (X)
: Mathew youre right in general, but in academic-ese it has a different nuance and register, and so that's why reflect...
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Thank you, but I really don't agree with you on this (please see comment I made to Oliver Toogood). Have a nice day, or evening, or night!
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Andrew Bramhall
: Yes, it's meant in the sense of 'remonter à '
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Thank you, Oliver! Yes, you are right. It is a little different in spirit from "reflect". Happy New Year!
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refer to
"Are these hidden risks not a reference to...?"
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Also, "relate to".
Discussion
At any rate, I'm not saying "reflect" is wrong, but I think it leaves out the "strong" idea of "all comes back to". That is just my opinion.
Have a nice day.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reflect
It is a question of phrasing, perception and personal preference too. Sometimes a literal rendering can work but it is not a one size fits all thing as you will no doubt agree. After all, a purely literal rendering here would be "send back" and perhaps one thing upon which we may all agree is that ain't noone being sent nowhere here!