I think that these survey responses just indicate that we Americans and the French understood this question differently and chose to look at two very different time scales. proccuper means "to have concern". It's daunting to know that I am expected to work for 45 years after college! that I will fail. For me, for instance, to lose my job will not be that scary as to be alone or away form the people I love. The greatest power is often simple patience. I think this word comes back to the idea of context, since, as students, our responses logically relate to our future/careers. Le dernier dure 6 8 mois, la fin de ce stage, on a une soutenance, et notre diplme (si tout se passe bien). P.IVA 06333200829 REA PA-314445, On March 13th 1943 Goebbels mentioned that: "air warfare is at present our, Ludwig does not simply clarify my doubts with English writing, it enlightens my writing with new possibilities. 2245500 Follow your heart. I'm curious about how the French get their news, how important it is to be aware of current events, and what type of news makes it into the headlines. We simply chose not to mention this fact too much since we are afraid to admit it. (1821) don't worry about it; you're gonna be nickel. failing myself, disappointing my parents, regretting. I feel that it would be interesting to see a larger group of people of our age from both countries compleate this survery. CK 1 In the end, I think most people are worried about their happieness and what will happen to them/their loved ones in the furture. I am interested in another thing though. Aprs en ce qui concerne les amis, je suis d'accord que c'est une question de degr. However, I noticed something else. The Guardian. to have nothing to do. And this accelerates to the point where you actually experience the miraculous. mes amis, It also seemed like the Americans came up with much more specific worries (being a bad mother, next big step in life) whereas the French gave lots of general answers (l'avenir, etc.). .css-1hd8eav{display:inline-block;position:absolute;text-align:center;left:0;top:0;color:#e0edff;padding:8px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;font-size:1.953125em;}.css-jl56i3{box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;max-width:100%;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;pointer-events:none;-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none;display:inline-block;position:absolute;text-align:center;left:0;top:0;color:#e0edff;padding:8px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;font-size:1.953125em;}.css-jl56i3 svg,.css-jl56i3 path{pointer-events:none;} I was surprised by the number of responses mainly revolving around self-centered things, such as "failure" and disappointing friends and family. expand_more jag inte behver vara orolig fr att bli mrdad under middagen. The translations of English and French for this phrase seem to be not as similar as some of the other phrases. I got a feeling that my greatest worry and ce qui me proccupe le plus don't have the same meaning in two languages. In fact, I see the word "future" at least three times in French answers which is pretty general. I was much worried about the examination this time. Hybrid 2268898 This annoys me very much. 2. Mme si c'est triste dire 1/ Je ne pense pas. Pour les employeurs, si par exemple nous passons plusieurs annes sans emploi, notre diplme n'aura plus, ou que trs peu d'intrt par rapport si nous enchanons les boulots depuis notre sortie de l'cole. My fellow agree students, do you guys agree with this? TRANSLATOR. For me, the fear of nonperformance, the fear of failure, the fear of not living up to expectations (my own, more than anyone else's) is what I consider to be my biggest in life. Historically, the incomplete sentence method is related most closely to the word association test. 126 39 Don't worry, go! The negative byproduct may be an introverted disregard of the problems of others, who may be viewed as hindrances or competitors. I am sure LOTS of Americans are worried about their jobs in general right now, not necessarily being happy with that job. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. I find the comment about Americans being less "altruistic" based on their fears very interesting. French Dutch Croatian Italian Swedish German Czech Spanish Danish Latin Finnish Norwegian Russian Indonesian This is a very small sample size, but I wonder if the difference between the French and American responses would be true if a large group had responded to these questions. Lots of good trends here! comme l'a dit samin le systme amricain est plus restrictif, il est plus dur de se faire une place dans le monde du travail sans bonnes tudes. is that his country will go to the dogs because of mismanagement. I thought the way the answers were phrased on the American and French sides were very interesting. Do different economic situations put a differ stress on finding a job? This makes sense as we are all in university, which is a transition period for many. The Americans interpreted it to be "At the moment, I am most afraid that" whereas the French thought it to be "I care most about" Were these qusetions posed separately, I think that we would have seen a good deal of difference. I believe the French, at 16, undergo a screening process of sorts, where the most promising students are allowed through to secondary education, whereas the rest go into trade schools according to their relative abilities. Personally when I think of the word "worry", I think of a smaller personal concern rather than a more general concern. At MIT, and I assume l'ENSEIRB, there is a lot of pressure to succeed and find a good job. 7. Il est amusant de voir les diffrences entre les tudiants du MIT et les tudiants de l'ENSEIRB. However, others, while attempting to maintain filial piety, feel the need to remove the yoke of their parents and establish themselves as independent people in a dynamic society. d'obtenir mon diplme d'ingnieur en 2012. de vite finir mon cole d'ingnieur pour commencer gagner ma vie. This forum is the most popular so far. Is your degree the most important piece of the application? Par contre cela n'est valable que pour le premier emploi, car au dela de a, les recruteurs regardent plus l'exprience professionnelle. Looking at the French responses closely, I do agree with Mariya that some French students may have interpreted the sentence differently. doing well in my classes, taking the GREs and applying to grad school at the moment. Is that not as relative in France because the French culture is already more balanced than the American culture so they are less worried about finding a job? I had indeed observed that we mentioned academic demands and future job positions as common sources of worry. Cambridge University Press), Conflicting, positive or strongly held? Children's parties are the greatest worry. Is it strange or common for this to happen in France? open_in_new Link to source; warning Request revision; This is actually a lot simpler than it looks, so do nt worry too much. On the French side, about five people mentioned broader socail and economic issues. I am curious if worrying is an American past time or a part of human nature. I won't get a job, I will fail a class, or that something bad to happen to one of my family or friends," or that ", I will take my good fortune for granted." Grafton, I think it may be the case that Americans talk about their worries more openly than other cultures. Je pensais que l'avenir de son entourage de sa famille et de ses amis prendrait une place plus importante dans les rponses. is that we humans will keep competing with each other, trying to be the best, and trying to make the most money, but we will end our lives being dissatisfied and having unfulfilled dreams. Je pense que l'avenir est une proccupation importante pour tous pas que pour les Franais. In addition, I noticed the French address more personal rather than professional things "balancing the two aspects of life, family, becoming famous with a band, laziness.". les conflits mondiaux. For example, I would like to start a foundation for students and I would like to donate to organizations and so forth, but it's much easier said than done. I can attribute a lot of my personality traits and obsessive behaviors to this fear. ( 2016) If you are worried about intense feelings that overwhelm you all the time, then talk to your GP. As you said Meera, most of the American responses were mainly concerned with themselves, while many of the French responses concerned family, friends, and others. Cependant, se concentrer sur avoir un travail et un avenir professionnel ne veut pas dire dlaisser ses amis et sa famille. And what motivates us to wake up every morning and live our lives the way we do? Je pense que le Franais en rgle gnral veut que son avenir et celui de ses enfants soient meilleur ainsi il se bat pour, dfit les autorits, grves, boudent un peu: c'est tout fait normal. Why is that so? I found it very interesting that some of the Frech responses were related to the political situation, the economy, and even the environment. So, do you think these phrases have different meanings in two languages? Of course, this may be a poor interpretation. l'avenir des tres humains (les guerres, la pauvret, la famine), is that I will not finish everything that I have to do! is not finding a job after graduation. Clarissa, je crois que nous sommes tous assez concerns par le futur proche parce que nous sommes tudiants, et peut-tre que dans quelques annes, nous envisagerons un futur plus loin, non? As far as the diploma, an MIT degree gives a lot of students an advantage over other applicants simply because MIT is known as one of the top schools in the country. is to do what is truly right for me. That said, I think everyone in the US genuinely fears the larger and universal things like inequality, war, and poverty, but without the means for direct control, we choose to push those worries to the back of our minds and focus on the tasks at hand. L'avenir est une preocupation plus importante pour les francais? In Australia alone, 2 million people will suffer from anxiety in any one year. What I think I should have added is that Americans seem very worried about "failure", whereas French students worry about "l'avenir" - the future. I definitely think our answers are biased because we're young students, living away from our families. . Is this because Americans are more culturally willing to talk about their worries? "Its not a contest about whose days suck the most. BLOG. @Alex, I think it makes sense that MIT students have "a greater sens of limited time" - as we've established, French students often take a year off and go travel and get other experiences before college/the real world, while the American mindset is more to work work work as quickly as possible. Is the meaning the same, "failure" and "l'avenir"? Their family has also likely been affected by the loss. 4. not fitting in, not being able to pass classes, becoming overwhelmed by life. However, I would still like to know if the first thing that comes to your mind when asked what worries you the most is related to you, or to the world around you? In addition, I found it was interesting that a similar number of students talked about their professions/jobs. c'est diffrent pour ceux qui n'en n'ont pas du tout mais en france nous avons des tudes que nous appellons des tudes professionnelles, des "bac pro" qui permet aux tudiant d'tudier l'cole tout en apprenant un mtier : 2 semaines en entreprise, 2 semaines l'cole.. etc. Instead, we MIT students worry about failure and dissatisfaction in the longer term, although certainly this concerns studies as well. I think that some of the differences between our responses and those of the French students has to do with a difference in meaning: "ce qui me preoccupe le plus est" can mean "what concerns me most", which is quite different from "my greatest worry is" If we were asked to complete the former sentence, I think we would have seen a lot more common answers. Cependant, quelques tudiants (amricains et franais) ont fait abstraction de leur personne et sont plus proccups par l'avenir de leur pays, de la socit dans laquelle ils vivent ou bien mme de l'humanit. I think between the two words, that worry is a more intense word than concern, so that could be why the American responses were more personal. Ce que je vais pouvoir faire une fois mes tudes termines. About 202.7 million Americans ate bagels in 2020; the number is expected to hit 205.3 million in 2024. is making sure that I can achieve my goal of positively impacting the world. (224) Tom was worried about me. Although the American responses seem very worried about the immediate future, part of that perhaps is our age. As a result, a lot of Americans worry greatly about their futures, their careers, etc, rather than respond to such a question with, "I worry about someone else.". Being beheaded before I reach middle age. Don't you worry; that affair will never come off. de finir mes tudes avec un bon diplme qui me permette d'avoir un bon niveau de vie plus tard; de pouvoir avoir du travail la sortie de ma scolarit, de valider mon semestre, d'avoir un salaire me permettant de voyager rgulirement, de savoir que mes proches vont bien, la russite des tudes et la fin du monde en 2012, les amours, les amis, la famille, les tudes, les concours de fin d'anne, la houle et le vent (pour le surf). 2/ Je ne sais pas pour vous, mais nous devons effectuer un stage par an (donc 3 stages) de plus en plus long. I would have no one to turn to. "I will be keeping you in my thoughts, and holding you in my heart." I noticed that the worries on the American side are all individual worries, with 1 real exception. Oh non "Failure" = Echec et Avenir = " future ". la pauvret, les ingalits. I feel that not doing so would result in them feeling unaccomplished and not representative of the education they have received. Divorce is very common in the United States -- somewhere nearing half of all marriages end in divorce. Also, is it French culture to put others first? not succeeding in life. l'augmentation de l'intolrance. Last and greatest of the mammalia are the whales. As you observed, on the French side, there are far more people who expressed concern about this than on the American side. About 10 million bagels are . Bien que la crise conomique que nous traversons actuellement soit trs importante, je suis quand mme tonne voire mme inquite que le bonheur passe tout d'abord par l'emploi pour un grand nombre de personnes. les ingalits dans le monde: conomiques et sociales. I wouldn't attribute, for example, the fear of failure as such to American mentality any more than I would to any other. being far away from my family and friends. 6 In spite of her fears, (www.Sentencedict.com) she always worried through. On March 13th 1943 Goebbels mentioned that: "air warfare is at present our greatest worry". It will be the greatest privilege. Si je me souviens bien des statistiques, aprs les 3 mois qui suivent notre dplme, 95% sont embauchs, et le reste ne le sont pas pour des choix personnels, ou manque de motivation vident. 2522619 You annoy me . is settling - with my relationship with God, friends, family, with ambition and my future. Both sides discuss relatively "selfish" things, but the nature of these things are different: as Danielle and Sasha have said, the Americans mention failure and happiness a lot, while the French mention studies and the future. ma copine. Correct Grammar Sentence Program. Only on the american side we can see things like "not realizing my full potential, not accomplishing everything, not saving the world," which I thing stems from the high expectation of MIT students. Don't worry about me holding up your table though, because I won't be back. mon avenir (choix d'tudes, choix de secteur d'activit) " (excessively, too much, unnecessarily) an instance or occurrence of such distress or agitation. It belongs to most women. I believe Zach thinks Americans worry more about the state of things right now, but from what I remeber Meera thinks the French are more concerned about short term goals. Wikipedia. Words often used with worry in an English sentence: big worry, cause worry, constant worry, financial worry, greatest worry, legitimate 'Don Using the word opinion, 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? (If we were UC Santa Cruz or UCLA, I am sure that we would also have people being concerned with The Surf.). Vous posez un peu tous la mme question alors je vais faire une rponse groupe : En France, la sortie d'une cole d'ingnieur on trouve assez vite un travail (certains ont mme des offres avant d'obtenir le diplme !) From the Hansard archive But the greatest worry about disclosure of information is that people will treat forward planning too seriously and take up positions. The mastiff was the greatest of all the dogs at the park. vivre ma vie avec ceux que j'aime et essayer de les rendre toujours souriants. En effet, aprs avoir lu toutes les rponses les Amricains paraissent plus proccups par tout ce qui touche leur avenir et leur peur d'chouer entre autre. Nous, franais, semblons plus terre--terre. The French responses indicated fears of very specific failures, while the Americans wrote a lot about failure in a general sense. A More Formal Definition of Sentence. Et est ce que votre dipme compte beaucoup pour vos embauches ? mother and a. conflict regarding the father, dependent he sees. I agree with Sasha that it is unexpected that MIT students are less concerned with "ses tudes" than their French counterparts. 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