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pitfall of rolling individual items

French translation: le risque de renverser sa nourriture, et en prime la sauce sur le devant de la chemise

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English term or phrase:pitfall of rolling individual items
French translation:le risque de renverser sa nourriture, et en prime la sauce sur le devant de la chemise
Entered by: Irène Guinez

16:56 Jun 7, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Aerospace / Aviation / Space / New boeing (description)
English term or phrase: pitfall of rolling individual items
A steward confirmed that there have been customer comments about this, and perhaps XXXXh will respond with a design alteration.


The table position is fine for eating, since having to sit forward means avoiding the potential pitfall of rolling individual items of food,

complete with sauce down your front.

But for prolonged work – the sort envisaged by the seat power and the Connexion by Boeing service, the table is too far forward for

comfort.

Je pense qu'il y a un jeu de mots que je ne saisis sur le fait de renverser les aliments...
Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 07:36
le risque de renverser sa nourriture, et en prime la sauce sur le devant de la chemise
Explanation:
[...] on évite ainsi une possible catastrophe : celle de renverser sa nourriture, et en prime la sauce sur le devant de la chemise.
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AudeCallens
United States
Local time: 22:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1le risque de renverser sa nourriture, et en prime la sauce sur le devant de la chemise
AudeCallens
3éviter l'éventualité d'articles qui glisseraient et tomberaient
polyglot45
3 -1le danger/risque potentiel de renverser votre repas, sauce compris, sur le devant de vos vêtements
Daryo


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
éviter l'éventualité d'articles qui glisseraient et tomberaient


Explanation:
de la tablette.
Pas de jeu de mots en tant que tel, juste le fait que si la tablette est trop proche, elle peut se pencher vers l'avant ou vers l'arrière et le plateau repas ou d'autres articles peuvent "valser"

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
16 mins
disagree  Daryo: you would call "individual items of food" des articles? + rolling is not the same as sliding // the ST says "items of food" nothing else - the translation is supposed to have some connections to the ST?
8 hrs
  -> not necessarily items of food - could be knives, cups, or other objects
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
the potential pitfall of rolling individual items of food
le danger/risque potentiel de renverser votre repas, sauce compris, sur le devant de vos vêtements


Explanation:
[The table position is fine for eating, since having to sit forward means avoiding] the potential pitfall of rolling individual items of food, complete with sauce down your front.

....le danger/risque potentiel de renverser votre repas, sauce compris, sur le devant de vos vêtements

(but a very good position to get the food in your face when a disturbance kicks the airplane downwards ... end of digression)




pitfall
ˈpɪtfɔːl/Submit
noun
1.
a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty.
"the pitfalls of buying goods at public auctions"
synonyms: hazard, danger, risk, peril, difficulty, issue, problem, catch, snag, stumbling block, drawback; informalbanana skin
"the pitfalls of setting up an office at home"
2.
a covered pit for use as a trap.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 25

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: L'anglais source dit item, il n'est pas si précis, sur le devant de vos vêtements n'a pas de sens, je vois mal la sauce tomber ailleurs....
1 hr
  -> L'anglais source dit "items of food" une légère nuance par rapport à juste "items" // par contre: "de la nourriture" tout court me semble plus naturel que "des morceaux de nourriture", et je ne vois aucune différence fondamentale entre les deux
agree  AudeCallens: Le sens y est tout à fait. "sauce comprise", par contre ;-)
5 hrs
  -> Merci!
disagree  Jean-Claude Gouin: Puisque vous aimez tant les 'désaccords', je vous donne mon premier depuis 2001. Je suis d'accord avec GILOU. De plus, 'sauce' est un nom féminin ... donc 'sauce comprisE' ...
14 hrs
  -> "mon premier depuis 2001" interesting to know - but what does it prove regarding the proposed translation?
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
le risque de renverser sa nourriture, et en prime la sauce sur le devant de la chemise


Explanation:
[...] on évite ainsi une possible catastrophe : celle de renverser sa nourriture, et en prime la sauce sur le devant de la chemise.

AudeCallens
United States
Local time: 22:36
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: la légère ironie de "en prime ..." rend le texte plus intéressant à lire - ceci n'étant pas un document où chaque virgule peut faire la différence entre perdre ou gagner un procès futur, un peu de licence poétique ne fait pas de mal!
1 day 19 mins
  -> Merci :)
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