avoir les bonnes entrées en matière

English translation: has trouble getting to grips with the subject

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French term or phrase:sans avoir les bonnes entrées en matière
English translation:has trouble getting to grips with the subject
Entered by: Catharine Cellier-Smart

11:44 Feb 6, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: avoir les bonnes entrées en matière
En mathématiques, X fait preuve de rigueur et d'organisation sans toutefois avoir les bonnes entrées en matière.

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Maria Constant (X)
Local time: 15:52
has trouble getting to grips with the subject
Explanation:
The student's reasoning as a whole is good, but he has trouble getting a grip of the initial reasoning.
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 17:52
Grading comment
Thanks Catharine.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2has trouble getting to grips with the subject
Catharine Cellier-Smart
3 +1having the proper introductions
Sébastien GUITTENY
4without the right introductions
chaplin
4showing a complete proof right from first principles
FrenchPhD


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
having the proper introductions


Explanation:
Hope this helps


    Reference: http://dictionaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/entrée-en-ma...
Sébastien GUITTENY
France
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chaplin
40 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
without the right introductions


Explanation:
another way of saying it

chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sans avoir les bonnes entrées en matière
has trouble getting to grips with the subject


Explanation:
The student's reasoning as a whole is good, but he has trouble getting a grip of the initial reasoning.

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 17:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks Catharine.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evans (X)
1 day 1 hr
  -> thank you Gilla

agree  Béatrice Cady
4 days
  -> thank you Beatrice
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
showing a complete proof right from first principles


Explanation:
or, without "showing all steps from an appropriate set of assumptions"


    Reference: http://www.google.ca/search?q=first+principles&ie=utf-8&oe=u...
FrenchPhD
Canada
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Catharine Cellier-Smart: doesn't make any sense
1 day 7 hrs
  -> It does if you have any education in mathematics.
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