Sep 10, 2007 10:28
16 yrs ago
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French term
Mauritius
Meticulous, hard-working and dedicated
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French
en se retranchant derrière
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
police investigation
La police a fait un très bon travail” s’est
félicité le président de la société. C’est vers le mois de mai, précise-t-il, que les premiers doutes sur une malversation sont apparus. Mais, le fait que Monsieur X jouait aux machines à sous, on avait du mal à l’imaginer!”, reconnaît-il. Tout en se retranchant derrière l’enquête toujours en cours, et sur la présomption d’innocence, le president a indiqué qu’une procédure de licenciement pour faute grave, après une mise à pied, avait été engagée à l’encontre de Monsieur X.
félicité le président de la société. C’est vers le mois de mai, précise-t-il, que les premiers doutes sur une malversation sont apparus. Mais, le fait que Monsieur X jouait aux machines à sous, on avait du mal à l’imaginer!”, reconnaît-il. Tout en se retranchant derrière l’enquête toujours en cours, et sur la présomption d’innocence, le president a indiqué qu’une procédure de licenciement pour faute grave, après une mise à pied, avait été engagée à l’encontre de Monsieur X.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | entrenching himself behind / taking refuge behind / hide behind the fact that an investigation... |
Conor McAuley
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| 4 | standing behind/based on |
Katarina Peters
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Proposed translations
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21 mins
Conor McAuley
France
France
Native in English
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish, Irish, British)
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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47
Selected
entrenching himself behind / taking refuge behind / hide behind the fact that an investigation...
...was still under way/pending
Robert Collins Dict. definitions
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hiding behind
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using the fact that an investigation was still under way as justification was what he said, the chairman stated that...
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-09-10 10:54:10 GMT)
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While relying on justice to be done by means of the pending investigation, he stated that...
Robert Collins Dict. definitions
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-09-10 10:50:17 GMT)
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hiding behind
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Note added at 23 mins (2007-09-10 10:51:39 GMT)
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using the fact that an investigation was still under way as justification was what he said, the chairman stated that...
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-09-10 10:54:10 GMT)
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While relying on justice to be done by means of the pending investigation, he stated that...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John ANTHONY
1 min
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Thanks, John!
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
23 mins
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Thanks, Ingeborg!
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| agree |
Estelle Demontrond-Box
1 hr
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Thanks, Estelle!
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| agree |
Emma Paulay
1 hr
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Thanks, Emma!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci beaucoup Conor!"
1 hr
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
standing behind/based on
another possibility
Discussion
The investigations are not finished but he wants to sack him anyway...
"even though he refers to the current investigation..."