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précarité matérielle

English translation: Experiencing hardship

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French term or phrase:précarité matérielle
English translation:Experiencing hardship
Entered by: Anna Jenman

08:30 Aug 21, 2023
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
French term or phrase: précarité matérielle
This is a category in a table of sociodemographic characteristics of patients with neuroendocrine tumours. It's preceded by "Situation professionnelle" with options including "Activité professionnelle à temps plein, Activité professionnelle à temps partiel, etc." and followed by "Précarité d’accès aux soins" with options "Oui/Non". The options for "Précarité matérielle" are also "Oui/Non".

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Emily Gilby
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:50
Experiencing hardship
Explanation:
I think, in the context of a yes/no answer, combined with being some sort of description for a category of patients, 'experiencing hardship' or 'likely to experience hardship' might be a more idiomatic expression for this kind of concept, précarité signifying insecurity and matérielle signifying material possessions.
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Anna Jenman
Australia
Grading comment
In my context this is the answer that fit best but I also think "material insecurity" suggested by Sue would be perfect in other contexts. Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5material insecurity
Sue Davis
3 +3Experiencing hardship
Anna Jenman
4Material precariousness
| ChatGPT |
4Materially deprived/ impecunious
Andrew Bramhall
4precarious circumstances
Bokani Hart
4tenuous financially / tenuous financial situation
Conor McAuley
2material dearth
Adrian MM.


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Material precariousness


Explanation:
"Précarité matérielle" in French translates as "Material precariousness" in English because it refers to the uncertain or unstable material or financial situation of individuals, indicating a lack of resources or stability in their material conditions. It relates to socio-economic factors such as income, housing, and material possessions.

Example sentences:
1. The study found that patients with neuroendocrine tumors who experienced material precariousness had higher levels of stress and anxiety.
2. People living in material precariousness often struggle to afford basic necessities such as food and shelter.
3. The assessment of material precariousness is important in understanding the potential barriers individuals may face in accessing healthcare services.
This is an AI-generated answer.


| ChatGPT |
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Are these examples real-world uses of this term or as you just making them up?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Peter Shortall: I believe it makes them up, Emily. I saw another ChatGPT answer yesterday with example sentences that I couldn't find anywhere.
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Experiencing hardship


Explanation:
I think, in the context of a yes/no answer, combined with being some sort of description for a category of patients, 'experiencing hardship' or 'likely to experience hardship' might be a more idiomatic expression for this kind of concept, précarité signifying insecurity and matérielle signifying material possessions.

Anna Jenman
Australia
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
In my context this is the answer that fit best but I also think "material insecurity" suggested by Sue would be perfect in other contexts. Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: This is the perfect idiomatic expression for this context, thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Bramhall: Yes.
47 mins
agree  Daryo
2 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: also works
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Materially deprived/ impecunious


Explanation:
Yes/No?

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Note added at 1 hr (2023-08-21 10:00:24 GMT)
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In these more politically correct times, perhaps " materially challenged?" might work well too.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
precarious circumstances


Explanation:
I found the example sentences in the following links:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3...

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201210/People-living-in-...

Example sentence(s):
  • Substantial gaps in data exist on HIV burden and access to the HIV continuum of care among migrants living in this region, particularly individuals in precarious circumstances such as migrants with irregular status.
  • Those in precarious circumstances are limited in their ability to plan ahead, and deprived of safety nets, social support, economic certainty and flexibility.
Bokani Hart
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
material insecurity


Explanation:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34516680/

Material Insecurity, Racial Capitalism, and Public Health

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https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s...

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of food insecurity among post-secondary students and non-students of similar age in Canada

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Note added at 3 hrs (2023-08-21 11:56:58 GMT)
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114037/

Understanding ‘energy insecurity’ and why it matters to health

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gm4LIIqbPc
This video indicates that "précarité matérielle" refers to isolation and exclusion of persons resulting specifically from their inability to access specific "materials" (e.g. hygiene products, phone, school supplies),

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Note added at 3 hrs (2023-08-21 12:11:08 GMT)
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so the term is more specific than just "hardship", I think the word "material"must be included

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Note added at 3 hrs (2023-08-21 12:12:47 GMT)
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the previous refs give examples of the use of 'insecurity' with reference to specific items (food, energy)

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this ref also suggests that précarité matérielle refers specifically to an absence of certain necessary items:
https://www.jean-jaures.org/publication/les-francais-face-a-...
La précarité matérielle ne peut pas être réduite à la seule idée de « manque ». Elle a des conséquences plus graves. Ne pas pouvoir se fournir en produits de première nécessité – et la formulation « de première nécessité » correspond ici à des produits considérés comme nécessaires pour des habitudes de consommation jugées normales d’un ménage « ordinaire » – risque d’entraîner ces individus vers des formes de précarité aggravées, voire de pauvreté.


Sue Davis
France
Local time: 21:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 880

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: Convincing refs and explanation
1 hr
  -> Thanks writeaway!
agree  Emmanuella
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Emmanuella!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
4 hrs
agree  Rachel Fell
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Rachel!
agree  Yolanda Broad
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Yolanda!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
material dearth


Explanation:
another variation on a theme and implies a material or tangible dearth.

Ties up quite well with "Précarité d’accès aux soins" - namely, dearth of access to healthcare.

Otherwise, hard to incroporate the idea of material into penury or distressed circumstances: a common Anglo.Irish turn of phrase,

Not so much medical, more sociological.

Example sentence(s):
  • MATERIAL DEARTH A SAFETY VALVE; Keeps Cost of Labor Within Range of Commercial Building Investor

    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penury
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tenuous financially / tenuous financial situation


Explanation:
The word "matérielle" boils down to financial, even though it means slightly more.

Another suggestion.

Perhaps might be helpful to look up translations for "travail précaire": people working for Uber Eats, on zero-hours contracts, all that lovely capitalist stuff.

Looks like "precarious" works just fine, so that would be my second suggestion.

Gig economy traps workers in ***precarious existence***, says ...

The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com › business › jan › gig-ec...
Jan 29, 2020 — Far from providing flexible jobs for complex modern lives, gig economy companies, such as Uber and Deliveroo, increasingly trap workers in a ...
Missing: eats ‎| Show results with: eats

How do Deliveroo and Uber workers cope with ***precarious*** ...
https://www.theguardian.com › business › oct › delive...
Oct 20, 2018 — I only work for Deliveroo. I used to do work for Uber Eats but they blocked me after a customer complained that I hadn't delivered something, ..

Please note that I haven't read all of the other answers, so I apologise if I've duplicated other answers.

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sue Davis: if you look at my refs I think it refers particularly to the inability to purchase standard household/necessary items
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