May 24, 2005 14:17
18 yrs ago
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French term
Pamela Hewitt (X)
jouer sur la croissance
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
performance review
This is taken from a question and answer session regarding a company's half-year performance:
"Nous nous en sommes plutôt bien sortis au premier semestre, avec un taux de croissance organique de 4.7% sur ce segment. Nous allons jouer sur la croissance sur parc comparable en utilisant les outlis décrits par XX dans sa présentation."
"Nous nous en sommes plutôt bien sortis au premier semestre, avec un taux de croissance organique de 4.7% sur ce segment. Nous allons jouer sur la croissance sur parc comparable en utilisant les outlis décrits par XX dans sa présentation."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | we plan to exploit this growth |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 +1 | leverage growth/growth opportunities |
Karen Tucker (X)
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| 4 | we are going to aim for growth in like-for-like terms |
mckinnc
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| 4 | Our target is to grow our installed base on a comparable basis |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 3 | fiddle with/ fine tune/ reconcile/ maneuver (the) growth |
Sandra C.
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| 3 | consolidate or build on this growth |
Paul Lambert
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Proposed translations
+6
8 mins
Selected
we plan to exploit this growth
maybe
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Comment: "Thank you very much for your help"
+1
5 mins
leverage growth/growth opportunities
One possibility that comes to mind.
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-24 14:28:09 GMT)
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Two examples:
1) Accounting and property management helps developer leverage growth, operate lean. http://www.timberline.com/industry/developers/case_studies/d...
2) To leverage growth opportunities within the laboratory software and systems market, vendors will not only have to tackle the issue of end-user budget deficits, but will also have to overcome scepticism caused by prior bad experiences while ensuring regulatory compliance.
http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=10...
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-24 14:28:09 GMT)
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Two examples:
1) Accounting and property management helps developer leverage growth, operate lean. http://www.timberline.com/industry/developers/case_studies/d...
2) To leverage growth opportunities within the laboratory software and systems market, vendors will not only have to tackle the issue of end-user budget deficits, but will also have to overcome scepticism caused by prior bad experiences while ensuring regulatory compliance.
http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=10...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
df49f (X)
26 mins
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10 mins
fiddle with/ fine tune/ reconcile/ maneuver (the) growth
just some ideas, if I got the meaning right.
17 mins
we are going to aim for growth in like-for-like terms
or aim to increase/grow our turnover in like....
Is how I read it
Is how I read it
19 mins
Paul Lambert
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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consolidate or build on this growth
another suggestion - either consolidate this growth or build on this growth
1 hr
Our target is to grow our installed base on a comparable basis
parc= of what?? that makes it tricky....jouer sur implies risk...
jouer= from gambling...a risk is implied..a target...not sure.
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Note added at 1 hr 19 mins (2005-05-24 15:37:03 GMT)
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the jouer implies a risk taken by selecting a target....
jouer= from gambling...a risk is implied..a target...not sure.
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Note added at 1 hr 19 mins (2005-05-24 15:37:03 GMT)
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the jouer implies a risk taken by selecting a target....
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