Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
the what and the how
French translation:
le quoi et le comment
Added to glossary by
FX Fraipont (X)
Oct 25, 2013 09:02
10 yrs ago
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English term
France
It's all about the context
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
the what and the how
English to French
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In the section title of a performance review assessment.
Section I - Summary of performance - ***the what and the how***
Section I - Summary of performance - ***the what and the how***
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | le quoi et le comment |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 4 +1 | le pourquoi et le comment |
Drmanu49
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| 4 | la fin et les moyens |
Sophie Vallery (X)
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| 4 | objet et méthode |
Jerome Carrette (X)
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Change log
Nov 5, 2013 21:40: FX Fraipont (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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le quoi et le comment
surely "what" is not the same as "why"?
"Le quoi et le comment: valeur de la littérature - Fabula
http://www.fabula.org/revue/cr/114.php
Le quoi et le comment: valeur de la littérature. Vincent Debaene & Renaud Pasquier. Que vaut la littérature ?, publié sous la direction de Denis Saint-Jacques, ..."
"Le quoi et le comment: valeur de la littérature - Fabula
http://www.fabula.org/revue/cr/114.php
Le quoi et le comment: valeur de la littérature. Vincent Debaene & Renaud Pasquier. Que vaut la littérature ?, publié sous la direction de Denis Saint-Jacques, ..."
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Alain Boulé
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merci!
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MelodieR
: oui, "le quoi", c'est-à-dire qu'est-ce qui est évalué, mais j'enlèverais "le" : Quoi/Comment
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merci!
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Tony M
: Just as in EN, 'le pourquoi et le comment' is an expression I encounter frequently in FR, so I don't see why this variant shouldn't be used instead. Personally, I like the use of the article in this particular expression, tho' naturally I'm not an FNS ;-)
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merci!
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Drmanu49
: @ TOny la locutio c'est le pourquoi DU comment en français.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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merci!
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Françoise Vogel
: http://www.performance-publique.budget.gouv.fr/fileadmin/med... : "Est-on davantage sur le « comment » ou sur le « quoi » ?"
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merci!
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Daryo
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merci!
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le pourquoi et le comment
IMO
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Note added at 1 minute (2013-10-25 09:04:27 GMT)
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ou le pourquoi du comment
e Pourquoi du comment: Amazon.fr: Daniel Lacotte: Livres
www.amazon.fr › Livres › Amazon Rachète
Le Pourquoi du comment de Daniel Lacotte sur Amazon.fr. Livraison gratuite et -5% sur tous les livres.
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Note added at 1 minute (2013-10-25 09:04:27 GMT)
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ou le pourquoi du comment
e Pourquoi du comment: Amazon.fr: Daniel Lacotte: Livres
www.amazon.fr › Livres › Amazon Rachète
Le Pourquoi du comment de Daniel Lacotte sur Amazon.fr. Livraison gratuite et -5% sur tous les livres.
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Ninon Dion
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Thank you.
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HERBET Abel
: yes
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Thank you.
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MelodieR
: non, il s'agit bien du "quoi", c'est-à-dire qu'est-ce qui est évalué (et comment)
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En français le plus courant est le pourquoi du comment.
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Tony M
: Agree with Melodie: the EN s/t is 'what', not 'why' / In EN too — but it's a totally different expression, though an obvious calque. More traditionally, we'd say 'the why and the wherefore' (though that is actually a pleonasm!)
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En français le plus courant est le pourquoi du comment.
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Peter LEGUIE
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Thank you Peter.
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AllegroTrans
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Thank you.
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Daryo
: that would be "the why and the how"//"En français le plus courant est le pourquoi du comment", may well be, but it’s not a proof whatsoever that "le pourquoi du comment" should be relevant to this specific ST
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42 mins
la fin et les moyens
'the what' would be what you want to achieve (la fin) and 'the how', well, how you propose yourself to achieve it (les moyens)
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Daryo
: don't drag Machiavelli into this - it's just a section title of a “performance review assessment”, not some elaborate plans for world, sorry market dominance
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58 mins
objet et méthode
me parait plus simple et bien convenir ici
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Jocelyne Cuenin
: parfait pour un registre plus soutenu (mais je ne sais pas quelle est la tonalité du texte du demandeur)
53 mins
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Daryo
: sounds catchy, but the place for that would be a strategic planning document, not in a performance review//the ST is simply about “what was achieved and how it was achieved”
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