heurtant

05:24 Feb 13, 2017
traduction français vers anglais [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / recherche de marché / Survey results
Terme ou expression en français : heurtant
I am translating the results of a Belgian French market research survey from a gas company.

I have this phrase:

Je trouve que c'est un peu heurtant concernant l'entretien des citernes à gaz,

I've never heard "heurtant" used like this. I've found it on Belgian websites but I still can't understand from context. Any help would be appreciated.
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Résumé des réponses proposées
3shocking/offensive
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3... comes as a bit of a shock
B D Finch


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3 heures   confiance : Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shocking/offensive


Explication :
Like the others said, which one you choose depends on the overall context.

My gut instinct tells me, though, that "shocking" is probably the most appropriate choice.

Source: Larousse Advanced French/English Dictionary

Barbara Cochran, MFA
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1 jour 8 heures   confiance : Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
... comes as a bit of a shock


Explication :
i.e. the maintenance charge for the gas tanks comes as a bit of a shock.

I think that's more or less equivalent, taking "c'est un peu heurtant" as the source term, rather than just extracting "heurtant".

B D Finch
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