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unque cabe plantear el contrafactual

French translation: mais l'on peut se demander ce qui

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Spanish term or phrase:unque cabe plantear el contrafactual
French translation:mais l'on peut se demander ce qui
Entered by: boisa

19:22 Apr 30, 2009
Spanish to French translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: unque cabe plantear el contrafactual
Así matizado, sobre este aspecto también hay un amplio consenso, aunque cabe plantear el contrafactual de qué hubiese ocurrido con las relaciones euromediterráneas en un período tan convulso en la región como el trascurrido desde 1995 sin la Asociación Euromediterránea
boisa
Belgium
Local time: 16:48
mais l'on peut se demander ce qui
Explanation:
mais l'on peut se demander ce qui...
ou bien:
mais l'on peut s'interroger sur l'hypothèse contrefactuelle de ce qui...

contrafactual = lo que no occurió pero que pudiera haber ocurrido en un universo posible.
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Muriel FINETIN
France
Local time: 16:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1bien qu'il faille s'imaginer le scénario contrefactuel
AnneMarieG
4mais l'on peut poser l'hypotèse alternative
MPGS
4mais l'on peut se demander ce qui
Muriel FINETIN


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mais l'on peut poser l'hypotèse alternative


Explanation:
:)

MPGS
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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aunque cabe plantear el contrafactual de qué
mais l'on peut se demander ce qui


Explanation:
mais l'on peut se demander ce qui...
ou bien:
mais l'on peut s'interroger sur l'hypothèse contrefactuelle de ce qui...

contrafactual = lo que no occurió pero que pudiera haber ocurrido en un universo posible.



    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrafactualit%C3%A9_(philosop...
Muriel FINETIN
France
Local time: 16:48
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bien qu'il faille s'imaginer le scénario contrefactuel


Explanation:
... de ce qui aurait pu se passer si...

Je crois qu'il faut garder le terme 'contrefactuel' qui est très spécifique et qui témoigne d'un état d'esprit particulier.


    Reference: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/evaluation/methodology/methods...
AnneMarieG
France
Local time: 16:48
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in GermanGerman

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agree  Sylvia Moyano Garcia
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Sylvia!
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