Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

worrywarts fear

French translation:

que les les anxieux chroniques ne le redoutent

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Dec 14, 2012 07:11
11 yrs ago
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English term

worrywarts fear

English to French Bus/Financial General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Unhappily, the result of what I call success would probably be a still bigger financial crisis in future, while the results of what I call failure would be that the fiscal rope would run out, even though reaching the end might take longer than worrywarts fear.
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Dec 14, 2012 08:40: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Proposed translations

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que les les anxieux chroniques ne le redoutent

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Note added at 10 mins (2012-12-14 07:22:09 GMT)
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Oops, désolé pour la répétition de "les"
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J'ai l'impression qu'on ne retrouve jamais tout à fait les mêmes définitions de worrywart. Certaines mettent l'accent sur le pessimisme, d'autres sur l'anxiété/inquiétude (il est vrai que les deux notions sont liées).

Voici un des liens qui ont inpiré ma suggestion:

http://www.bettyphillipspsychology.com/id134.html
Note from asker:
Merci Victor
Peer comment(s):

agree Germaine : Effectivement, les deux sont proches, mais le pessimiste ne "redoute" ou ne "s'inquiète" pas nécessairement, alors que l'anxieux - et surtout chronique! - n'y échappe pas!
10 hrs
Merci, Germaine
agree B D Finch
11 hrs
Merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci Victor"
1 min

que les pessimistes ne le craignent

"worrywart noun
a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/worrywart?s=ts
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les soucieux chroniques

na
Note from asker:
Merci Pierre
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1 hr

que les éternels inquiéts ne craignent

worrywart - someone who worries about anything and everything. May be a pessimist by extension but not necessarily
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Merci
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7 hrs

prendrait plus longtemps que ne le redoutent les timorés

timoré pour garder le concept de peur/crainte.
Timor = Crainte (lat.)
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merci
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