Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
costs to be cut
French translation:
dépenses superflues
English term
France
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
costs to be cut
Showing remarkable strength, he has decided to “hit back” by bringing his story on stage and displaying “in vivo” the consequences of indifference, blindness and the false belief that workplace health and safety are merely costs to be cut.
Voici ma proposition : En affichant une force remarquable, il a décidé de « se venger » en racontant son histoire sur scène et en affichant "in vivo" les conséquences de l'indifférence, la cécité et la fausse conviction que la sécurité et la santé au travail sont simplement une réduction des coûts.
Qu'en pensez-vous ?
| 4 +4 | dépenses superflues |
Germaine
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| 4 | des coûts a éliminer |
Andre Dumoulin
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| 3 +1 | postes de dépenses à maîtriser |
Jocelyne Cuenin
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| 3 | des coûts à réduire |
Roberta Beyer
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Proposed translations
dépenses superflues
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Timothy Rake
: Germaine, I like this alot – it's phrasing that gives it really meaning
4 mins
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Thanks, Timothy.
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FX Fraipont (X)
6 hrs
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Laurette Tassin
9 hrs
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mimi 254
10 hrs
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United States
Legal / Contracts / Business / Technical
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English
des coûts à réduire
Panama
Languages are Life.
Native in: Spanish 
, French
Works in: English to Spanish, English to French, Dutch to French, and 5 more.
des coûts a éliminer
Juste une variante de votre propre réponse.
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Sheila Wilson
: I think the "cut" here means "cut down" rather than "cut out". "Cost cutting" is about reducing costs.
8 hrs
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Germany
Linguist, tourist guide, GDR/RDA/DDR
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: German to French, English to French, French
postes de dépenses à maîtriser
une autre suggestion
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Françoise Vogel
: encore plus cynique que l'original mais sans le trahir - très efficace
10 hrs
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Je suis très flattée, merci. D'autant plus que je viens de faire un tour sur votre profil et que je suis emballée par votre "manifeste" :-)
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Discussion
ne sont que des frais réductibles ?
The translation needs to convey the (cynical) idea that these are costs that the employer will happily cut when savings need to be made.