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French translation: font preuve d'un manque de logique évident

13:12 May 18, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: leaps of logic
They take liberties with the facts and make several leaps of logic, without providing any reliable evidence.
Sylvie André
France
Local time: 14:10
French translation:font preuve d'un manque de logique évident
Explanation:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/gui/pdab02-fra.asp
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 14:10
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2font preuve d'un manque de logique évident
GILLES MEUNIER
4et leur raisonnement comporte de sérieuses failles logiques
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +1il n'y a pas de suite logique dans leurs idées
polyglot45
3 +1entorses à la logique
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
3manquons indubitablement de suite logique
Johanne Bouthillier
3défient la logique
Alain Boulé
3extrapolations
Marion Feildel (X)
2passent outre la logique
silvester55


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
et leur raisonnement comporte de sérieuses failles logiques


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 14:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1071

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anne-Marie Laliberté (X): Éliminer ''logiques'' à la fin, puisqu'il est question d'un raisonnement.
1 day 3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
manquons indubitablement de suite logique


Explanation:
suggestion

Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Local time: 08:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Savvas SEIMANIDIS: Attention aux accords grammaticaux : "manquons " = 1ère personne du pluriel-They =3ème personne du pluriel
2 days 10 hrs
  -> je devais penser à autre chose... mais la suggestion est claire
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
passent outre la logique


Explanation:
.

silvester55
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
font preuve d'un manque de logique évident


Explanation:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/gui/pdab02-fra.asp

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 14:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 1124

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Mouchel
2 days 5 hrs
agree  Savvas SEIMANIDIS
2 days 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
il n'y a pas de suite logique dans leurs idées


Explanation:
ils jouent allègrement aves les faits et leurs idées n'ont pas de suite logique

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Savvas SEIMANIDIS: d'accord avec la seconde version car la première, étant une forme impersonnelle, ne s'accorde pas, du point de vue syntaxique, avec la 3ème personne du pronom "they"
2 days 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
défient la logique


Explanation:
Ils traitent les faits avec légèreté et défient la logique sans fournir de preuves fiables.


Simple suggestion...

Alain Boulé
Local time: 14:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
extrapolations


Explanation:
pour faire court

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 92
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
entorses à la logique


Explanation:
ou ...

ils enfreignent la logique ...

Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
Local time: 08:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Savvas SEIMANIDIS
2 days 3 hrs
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