decolonization’s failure to acknowledge

French translation: le fait que la décolonisatio n\'ait pas tenu compte/reconnu

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English term or phrase:decolonization’s failure to acknowledge
French translation:le fait que la décolonisatio n\'ait pas tenu compte/reconnu
Entered by: Stephanie Sullivan

18:50 Mar 30, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Geography / countries\' boundaries and border disputes
English term or phrase: decolonization’s failure to acknowledge
Common among the border disputes elucidated in this Report is that they are largely due to *decolonization’s failure to acknowledge* customary African precolonial boundaries and to hastily acquire as much territory as possible, regardless of the existing nations, nationalities or ethnic groups.
Stephanie Sullivan
Mauritius
Local time: 19:32
le fait que la décolonisatio n'ait pas tenu compte/reconnu
Explanation:
ou bien "la non-reconnaissance etc."

peut-être
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Françoise Vogel
Local time: 16:32
Grading comment
Merci Françoise!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2le fait que la décolonisatio n'ait pas tenu compte/reconnu
Françoise Vogel
4non-reconnaissance
Nathalie Stewart
3 +1l'échec de la decolonisation à reconnaître
Hélène OShea
2que pendant la décolonisation l'on n'est pas parvenu à reconnaître/a la reconnaissance
liz askew


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
le fait que la décolonisatio n'ait pas tenu compte/reconnu


Explanation:
ou bien "la non-reconnaissance etc."

peut-être

Françoise Vogel
Local time: 16:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci Françoise!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geraldine Njonkou
1 hr
  -> merci :-)

agree  FX Fraipont (X)
2 hrs
  -> merci !
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
non-reconnaissance


Explanation:
la non-reconnaissance par la décolonisation des frontières coutumières précoloniales en Afrique et [sa tendance] à vouloir obtenir précipitamment le plus de territoires possibles

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*possible (sans "s")

Nathalie Stewart
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
que pendant la décolonisation l'on n'est pas parvenu à reconnaître/a la reconnaissance


Explanation:
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or

a cause du fait que pendant la ...


bit of a mouthful?

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
l'échec de la decolonisation à reconnaître


Explanation:
Une autre façon de le dire

Hélène OShea
Ireland
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ArianeMarchand
50 mins
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