HIGH/LOW VOLUME PERSONALITY

French translation: forte personalité/diplomate

13:50 Jan 22, 2013
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Personality description
English term or phrase: HIGH/LOW VOLUME PERSONALITY
This document is part of a company training with regards to interaction between co-workers.
They are trying to find out more about their own type of personality and others' personality in order to better communicate with their colleagues.

I am trying to translate the concepts of 'high volume personality' / low volume personality / higher volume / lower volume / high intensity
My question: do they have negative/positive connotations? Do you have any suggestions?
Below an extract of the source text.

Style A ________________
Considered “high volume” personalities, enthusiastic and outspoken and often announce their own perspective without a lot of adjusts audience.
Because of this, at times other people are likely to experience them as demanding and high-intensity.
Style B ________________
Says what’s on their mind, but with a quiet, understated demeanor – a quiet confidence and credibility.
Someone who gives few signals, and puts a premium on maintaining as much decision control as possible.
They are very mindful of how they time demands and express opinions.
Claire Montazeaud
France
Local time: 06:51
French translation:forte personalité/diplomate
Explanation:
J'ai essayé de coller au plus près au sens.
Forte personnalité = "without a lot of adjusts audience.
Because of this, at times other people are likely to experience them as demanding and high-intensity."
Diplomate = subtil dans les relations sociales, circonspect ("very mindful of how they time demands and express opinions.")

Avec introverti/extraverti, on aboutit à un CONTRESENS.
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Catherine De Crignis
France
Local time: 06:51
Grading comment
Thank you everyone !
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Summary of answers provided
4forte personalité/diplomate
Catherine De Crignis
3extraverti/introverti
Alain Boulé
3personnalité haute tension / basse tension
Marion Feildel (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
high/low volume personality
extraverti/introverti


Explanation:
Suggestion

Alain Boulé
Local time: 06:51
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Catherine De Crignis: voir mon commentaire, mais au moins Alain s'est lancé !
27 mins
  -> Merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
high/low volume personality
forte personalité/diplomate


Explanation:
J'ai essayé de coller au plus près au sens.
Forte personnalité = "without a lot of adjusts audience.
Because of this, at times other people are likely to experience them as demanding and high-intensity."
Diplomate = subtil dans les relations sociales, circonspect ("very mindful of how they time demands and express opinions.")

Avec introverti/extraverti, on aboutit à un CONTRESENS.

Catherine De Crignis
France
Local time: 06:51
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you everyone !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  GILOU: pourquoi pas forte/faible personnalité car diplomate ne s'oppose pas à forte personnalité....
1 hr
  -> ben, je vois ça différemment, sans pour autant être hyper emballée par ma propre suggestion...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
high/low volume personality
personnalité haute tension / basse tension


Explanation:
"high volume personality' / low volume personality" ne sont pas des expressions courantes, il me semble. Donc on a le droit d'inventer. J'avais pensé aussi à "survolté" mais le contraire,"sous-volté", ne sonne pas très bien.

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 08:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alain Boulé: sinon, il y a volubile/discret
9 mins
  -> je pense qu'il faut essayer d'évoquer par une image ce type de personnalité débordante d'intensité, qui remue beaucoup d'air se comporte un peu comme un bulldozer !
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