Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
piste de réflexion
English translation:
avenues to explore
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French term
piste de réflexion
il s’appuie sur sa longue expérience pour donner des pistes de réflexion et des conseils afin de bien aborder le tournant majeur que représente la naissance d'...
The phrase appears several time actually - I'm translating marketing information about a series of books dealing with ageing and life changes.
I guess it is literally "lines of thought" bit it doesn't fit here.
Thanks!
Apr 4, 2011 14:51: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "piste de reflexion" to "piste de réflexion"
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Proposed translations
Australia
Qualified Translator & Published Writer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
avenues to explore
area for reflection
pathways of thought/pathways to reflection/of reflection
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
points to consider
point one in the right direction
| In one part of the text your suggestion seemed to fit best. Thanks Verginia! |
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
he provides food (or stimuli) for thought or reflection
| I like this translation a lot - in the end I discarded it for my purpose but it could fit in many situations |
perspectives
You likely won't find a natural sounding literal translation, so you'll have to go with a natural sounding EN alternative.
Good luck,
Jocelyne
Trans-creative, impeccable translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
avenue worth exploring
| Thanks Joshua - I hadn't found the previous entry. It's very similar to the one I went for, avenues to explore. |
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
trajectories for thought
line of thinking
clues
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-04 15:34:20 GMT)
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need two more suggestions ,( cheaper by the dozen )
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