Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
attention périphérique
English translation:
wider approach
Added to glossary by
Miranda Joubioux (X)
Mar 21, 2013 15:28
11 yrs ago
French term
Miranda Joubioux (X)
attention périphérique
French to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
Target=uk
article for a magazine
Context:
Je délègue beaucoup, dès le début du processus. Un assistant est chargé de débroussailler le programme, avec pour objectif d’identifier les problèmes, de repérer les informations que donne le contexte, en ayant pour celui-ci une attention périphérique. Le contexte, ce n’est évidemment pas uniquement les informations que révèle le site.
Not sure how to translate this and it's been a long day, so help would be appreciated.
article for a magazine
Context:
Je délègue beaucoup, dès le début du processus. Un assistant est chargé de débroussailler le programme, avec pour objectif d’identifier les problèmes, de repérer les informations que donne le contexte, en ayant pour celui-ci une attention périphérique. Le contexte, ce n’est évidemment pas uniquement les informations que révèle le site.
Not sure how to translate this and it's been a long day, so help would be appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | with a more encompassing approach |
Daryo
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| 4 | paying attention to the wider environment |
B D Finch
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| 3 | trying to get a feel for it |
Richard Brown
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| 3 | keeping an eye on |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Proposed translations
1 hr
French term (edited):
en ayant une attention périphérique
Selected
with a more encompassing approach
"Je délègue beaucoup, dès le début du processus. Un assistant est chargé de débroussailler le programme, avec pour objectif d’identifier les problèmes, de repérer les informations que donne le contexte, en ayant pour celui-ci une attention périphérique. Le contexte, ce n’est évidemment pas uniquement les informations que révèle le site."
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"...to identify information provided by/available about the location of the site, with a more encompassing approach" (i.e. not limited to only the site itself, as explained in the next sentence)
There is here an analogy with "vision centrale" / "vision périphérique"
"vision centrale" is limited to the central part of the field of vision and gives a very detailed picture (here the site itself, the focus of attention)
"vision périphérique" relates to the whole field of vision, and gives a much wider but rough picture.
Here "attention périphérique" means looking around the site (=> "pas uniquement les informations que révèle le site"), the site being "the center of attention"
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"...to identify information provided by/available about the location of the site, with a more encompassing approach" (i.e. not limited to only the site itself, as explained in the next sentence)
There is here an analogy with "vision centrale" / "vision périphérique"
"vision centrale" is limited to the central part of the field of vision and gives a very detailed picture (here the site itself, the focus of attention)
"vision périphérique" relates to the whole field of vision, and gives a much wider but rough picture.
Here "attention périphérique" means looking around the site (=> "pas uniquement les informations que révèle le site"), the site being "the center of attention"
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I awarding Daryo the points, even if Barbara's suggestion is also very good, and this is basically because I was able to finish this and deliver on the basis of his answer.
Many thanks to all of you."
17 mins
trying to get a feel for it
You've probably found the article below which discusses "attention périphérique" in the context of task management, and defines it as "la perception non consciente de signaux sensoriels".
In this case, the sense *I think* is that the assistant doesn't have to understand the context in depth, but that they need to know enough that if the boss asks about a specific aspect, the assistant thinks: 'Oh, yes - that sounds familiar - I know where I can find out more'.
In this case, the sense *I think* is that the assistant doesn't have to understand the context in depth, but that they need to know enough that if the boss asks about a specific aspect, the assistant thinks: 'Oh, yes - that sounds familiar - I know where I can find out more'.
3 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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7
keeping an eye on
I think the idea of according (literally) "peripheral attention" to an issue, means that without detracting from the major issues, the individual is to keep an eye on what is going on generally.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-03-21 19:41:39 GMT)
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I agree with the ways Richard and Daryo are looking at this. Attention used in relation to task management is a bit of a buzz word from the neurosciences, and not without reason! So if you want a term of the moment, then can find a fair number of EN original language sources where tasking of various types and on various levels will be referred to along with "peripheral attention". If your original context is well hip and trendy, which makes me sound anything but, then talking about "peripheral attention" would be absolutely fine.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-03-21 19:41:39 GMT)
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I agree with the ways Richard and Daryo are looking at this. Attention used in relation to task management is a bit of a buzz word from the neurosciences, and not without reason! So if you want a term of the moment, then can find a fair number of EN original language sources where tasking of various types and on various levels will be referred to along with "peripheral attention". If your original context is well hip and trendy, which makes me sound anything but, then talking about "peripheral attention" would be absolutely fine.
23 hrs
paying attention to the wider environment
This is about being aware of, and feeding into the project, relevant external matters that might (negatively or positively) impact upon it and assessing how the project fits into a wider context.
Discussion
I think Daryo and Barbara have got the right meaning of this.