English translation of "l’odeur d’une élimination à tête chercheuse" - "without seeming like a targeted attack"

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62 months ago

Obia Ranndy asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	l’odeur d’une élimination à tête chercheuse
Context:	Certains estiment que ce principe n’est mentionné dans aucun texte et ne saurait s’appliquer à une minorité d’individus (ou de familles) sans avoir l’odeur d’une élimination à tête chercheuse.
Keywords:	General

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62 months ago

Marie-Claire wrote:

As some people indicate that this principle is not mentioned in any regulatory text and shouldn't apply to a minority of individuals (or families) without the danger of arousing suspicion of a targeted attack.

62 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

Some people think that this principle is not necessarily mentioned in any type of text and could only be applied to a minotiry of individuals [or families] without being seen to be too discriminatory

My comment:

The other answers are good but I think this would work

62 months ago

Prosper Oussou wrote:

That Law could not be used to sentence some minority of people or families. That would seem they are being searched to be punished because others thought that Law does not even exist.

My comment:

It's really important to be happy After understanding and translating that paragraph. It's a typical paragraph for the success of democracy.

My references:

Houessou Gérard, Editor of Les Éditions du Flamboyant, tel: +229 95088948.

62 months ago

MatthewHallisy wrote:

Certain people estimate that this principle isn't mentioned in any text and wouldn't apply to a minority of individuals (or families) without having the stench of a targeted eradication

My comment:

"Tête Chercheux" is a military term for a type of missile that homes in on its target (such as heat or radar)

62 months ago

Charles Ferguson wrote:

any hint of exclusion by homing-in.

My comment:

I am trying to avoid missing out the military connotation.

62 months ago

CMD wrote:

[without] having the smell of deliberately pursuing disposal

My comment:

OR ... without having the smell of well-aimed disposal

[disposal = act of getting rid of something unwanted...]

62 months ago

martynback wrote:

without seeming like a targeted attack

My comment:

Some people think that this principle is not mentioned anywhere in print and cannot be applied to a minority of individuals (or families) without seeming like a targeted attack.

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

62 months ago

wrote:

Or without smacking of (to translate "odeur de")...

62 months ago

martynback wrote:

Yes, good idea Serge.

62 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

I like it!

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