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somewhat puzzlingly

French translation: , ce qui est assez étonnant,

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English term or phrase:somewhat puzzlingly
French translation:, ce qui est assez étonnant,
Entered by: sabroso

11:48 Sep 30, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia / broadcasting
English term or phrase: somewhat puzzlingly
"The chapter’s subsequent focus on private sector media includes, somewhat puzzlingly, community media. It supports, inter alia, “the creation of incentives for private and community media providers, for instance through funding and the allocation of frequencies, to increase access to and presence in the media especially of numerically smaller minorities and their languages”

que veut dire l'auteur exactement?
sabroso
Local time: 23:11
, ce qui est assez étonnant,
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:11
Grading comment
merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3, ce qui est assez étonnant,
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +3curieusement
Marion Feildel (X)
4quelque peu surprenant
GILLES MEUNIER
3ce qui ne laisse pas de surprendre
Antoine Heudre
3quelque peu embrouillé
kashew


Discussion entries: 2





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
, ce qui est assez étonnant,


Explanation:
..

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 175
Grading comment
merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irène Guinez
19 hrs
  -> merci!
agree  Anne R: ou , de manière fort étonnante,
19 hrs
  -> merci!
agree  Karine Larcher
4 days
  -> merci!
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ce qui ne laisse pas de surprendre


Explanation:
autre suggestion
d'accord avec l'explication de Petitavoine: les *community media* se distinguent - théoriquement - des média privés/commerciaux.

Antoine Heudre
France
Local time: 23:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  kashew: I think one can be puzzled without being surprised.
3 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
quelque peu surprenant


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 23:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 384

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  kashew: I think one can be puzzled without being surprised.
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
curieusement


Explanation:
;

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 00:11
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel: assez curieusement ? // tout à fait d'accord.
2 hrs
  -> merci Françoise. Oui, on pourrait ajouter "assez". Mais pas forcément.
agree  sporran
6 hrs
  -> merci sporran.
agree  Sandy R: (...) de manière assez curieuse (...)
1 day 8 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
quelque peu embrouillé


Explanation:
* pas très clairement.
I don't think the idea is "surprisingly".

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Note added at 3 heures (2012-09-30 15:31:41 GMT)
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It could mean "One asks oneself why"

kashew
France
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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