Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
wisdom of hindsight
English answer:
knowledge of what happened later
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Jack Doughty
Feb 21, 2012 10:59
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English term
Algeria
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wisdom of hindsight
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I have to translate a document from English to French and I didn't understand the sentence between brackets, here is the paragraph:
If the cost reductions had been implemented from 2005 onwards (as is now confidently and with the wisdom of hindsight declared, the work force would,) as already mentioned, have had to be reduced by at least 50%.......
Thanks in advance.
If the cost reductions had been implemented from 2005 onwards (as is now confidently and with the wisdom of hindsight declared, the work force would,) as already mentioned, have had to be reduced by at least 50%.......
Thanks in advance.
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Mar 6, 2012 06:57: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
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Jack Doughty
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with the knowledge of what happened later
Knowing what we know now, which would not have been known in 2005, we can now state with confidence...
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Stephanie Ezrol
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Тhank you.
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Andrew Bramhall
: No.The explanation is correct, the answer isn't.//This answer is totally wrong, despite the further two sympathy votes (from non-native speakers)
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Veronika McLaren
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Thank you.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: But it doesn't necessarily have to be knowledge about what happened, it could just be that more information has become available.
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Thank you. That's true.
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Phong Le
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Shera Lyn Parpia
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wisdom that comes from knowing what has happened
Being able to see what has happened makes us wise when we think the past over!
see
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hindsight
the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done
see
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hindsight
the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done
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needs to changed around
If the cost reductions had been implemented from 2005 onwards (as it is now confidently, with the wisdom of hindsight, declared they should have been), then the work force would, as already mentioned, have had to be reduced by at least 50%.......
wisdom of hindsight = being able to look back on a situation in the past with the benefit of knowing what the future holds
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-02-21 11:17:34 GMT)
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Sorry, "Needs to be changed around"
wisdom of hindsight = being able to look back on a situation in the past with the benefit of knowing what the future holds
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-02-21 11:17:34 GMT)
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Sorry, "Needs to be changed around"
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Andrew Bramhall
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If what is known now was only known then...
then things would have been done differently.
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Veronika McLaren
: If what is known now had been...
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Not necessary to use the pluperfect- the imperfect or imperfect subjunctive are also valid..
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Trudy Peters
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ditto above
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...knowing what we know now
Following Jack's lead:
knowing what we know now...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-02-21 15:55:24 GMT)
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In Hindsight: What We Would Have Done Differently Launching ...blog.wixelhq.com/in-hindsight-what-we-would-...En caché - Traducir esta página
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That said, knowing what we know now, there are certainly things that we would have done or approached differently. Hindsight is after all an exact science.
Without benefit of hindsight, could we expect 911 operator to grasp ...mynorthwest.com/.../Without-ben... - Estados UnidosEn caché - Traducir esta página
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8 Feb 2012 – "We all have the benefit of hindsight. We know now that Josh Powell took a hatchet to his little boys before setting the house on fire, but nobody ...
Knowing what we know now, what would you do different. - Page 2 ...forum.keypublishing.com › ... › Naval AviationEn caché - Traducir esta página
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16 Jan 2012 – Knowing what we know now, what would you do different. ... Go with CATOBAR QEC from the start (easy with hindsight of technology ...
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4 hours ago – (KudoZ) English translation of wisdom of hindsight [jugement - Law ... Knowing what we know now, which would not have been known in 2005, ...
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knowing what we know now...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-02-21 15:55:24 GMT)
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In Hindsight: What We Would Have Done Differently Launching ...blog.wixelhq.com/in-hindsight-what-we-would-...En caché - Traducir esta página
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That said, knowing what we know now, there are certainly things that we would have done or approached differently. Hindsight is after all an exact science.
Without benefit of hindsight, could we expect 911 operator to grasp ...mynorthwest.com/.../Without-ben... - Estados UnidosEn caché - Traducir esta página
Haz hecho público que te gusta. Deshacer
8 Feb 2012 – "We all have the benefit of hindsight. We know now that Josh Powell took a hatchet to his little boys before setting the house on fire, but nobody ...
Knowing what we know now, what would you do different. - Page 2 ...forum.keypublishing.com › ... › Naval AviationEn caché - Traducir esta página
Haz hecho público que te gusta. Deshacer
16 Jan 2012 – Knowing what we know now, what would you do different. ... Go with CATOBAR QEC from the start (easy with hindsight of technology ...
wisdom of hindsightwww.proz.com › ... › English › Law (general) - Traducir esta página
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4 hours ago – (KudoZ) English translation of wisdom of hindsight [jugement - Law ... Knowing what we know now, which would not have been known in 2005, ...
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Peer comment(s):
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British Diana
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Thanks & have a great rest of the week, British Diana. eski :))
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: The shortest way to put it (but just a few examples would be sufficient).
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Thanks for the your confirmation & for your comment, Tina. eski :))
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a posteriori knowledge
this sentence is complicated for no reason.
"As is now [...] declared"...lets switch it to the active voice.
Now we can declare, confidently and with a posteriori knowledge, that if we had implemented the cost reductions as of 2005, we would have had to reduce the work force by at least 50%...
"As is now [...] declared"...lets switch it to the active voice.
Now we can declare, confidently and with a posteriori knowledge, that if we had implemented the cost reductions as of 2005, we would have had to reduce the work force by at least 50%...
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