Aug 5, 2016 14:14
7 yrs ago
English term
hard to hold
English to French
Other
Philosophy
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
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
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +1 | difficile à appréhender |
polyglot45
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| 4 +1 | inconfortable |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 4 +1 | difficile à maîtriser |
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
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| 3 +1 | difficile à saisir |
Pierre Lefebvre
|
| 4 | difficile à soutenir |
HERBET Abel
|
| 2 +1 | Difficile à admettre/accepter |
Chakib Roula
|
| 3 | difficile à comprendre |
Daniel Babis
|
Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
polyglot45
Native in English
&
French
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
difficile à appréhender
ils peuvent avoir du mal à l'appréhender// le saisir
d'appréhension difficile
d'appréhension difficile
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci beaucoup à vous tous."
+1
6 mins
Chakib Roula
Algeria
Algeria
Native in French
Algeria
Shedding light out of words
Native in: Arabic , French
Works in: Arabic to French, Arabic to English, French to English, and 3 more.
Difficile à admettre/accepter
IMHO
+1
33 mins
Pierre Lefebvre
Brazil
Brazil
Native in French
Brazil
25 years in international banking
Native in: French , Portuguese
Works in: English to French, Portuguese to French, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
difficile à saisir
sug.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
1 hr
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| 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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+1
41 mins
inconfortable
Letting go of what you have before you get your hands on the replacement is "hard to hold"
42 mins
Daniel Babis
Canada
Canada
Native in English
&
French
Canada
Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English, English to French, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
difficile à comprendre
J'irai avec votre suggestion car un synonyme de hold est grasp.
+1
1 hr
difficile à maîtriser
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.
Je ne pense pas qu'on puise parler de compréhension ou d'appréhension de sens pour des organisations.
1 hr
HERBET Abel
Native in French
Graduate engineer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
difficile à soutenir
suggéré
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