May 3, 2006 13:04
18 yrs ago
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English term
France
must
English to French
Marketing
Marketing
dans la phrase "A cost effective desking solution is a must"...
rien ne me vient à l'esprit pour traduire "a must"...
Merci d'avance pour votre aide !
rien ne me vient à l'esprit pour traduire "a must"...
Merci d'avance pour votre aide !
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | est indispensable |
Christine Schmit (X)
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| 5 +5 | est...absolument nécessaire/fondamentale/s´impose |
Benedicte Taillard
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| 4 +3 | incountournable |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 +2 | un must |
LBMas
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| 4 +1 | indispensable |
scooty
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| 2 +1 | indispensable |
cocotier
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| 3 | impératif /un impératif |
Najib Aloui
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Proposed translations
+3
2 mins
Selected
est indispensable
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci à tous !"
+5
3 mins
Benedicte Taillard
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
French
Spain
25 years professional worlwide experienc
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
est...absolument nécessaire/fondamentale/s´impose
il faut je pense utiliser ici une tournure de phrase.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Katherine Mérignac
: was going to suggest 's'impose'!!
1 min
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| agree |
Florence MAAG (X)
8 mins
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| agree |
sarahl (X)
16 mins
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| agree |
MikeGarcia
: S'impose.....
1 hr
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| agree |
NancyLynn
1 hr
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| neutral |
Huguette Matte
: «absolument nécessaire» c'est l'idée, mais pas terrible, Essentielle?
2 hrs
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+3
3 mins
incountournable
est un "must"
une nécessité absolue
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-05-03 13:08:24 GMT)
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INCONTOURNABLE
une nécessité absolue
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-05-03 13:08:24 GMT)
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INCONTOURNABLE
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Huguette Matte
2 hrs
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| agree |
Geneviève von Levetzow
6 hrs
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| agree |
Marina Dufour (X)
2 days 4 hrs
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+1
4 mins
+2
4 mins
un must
It's one of those expressions that has crept into the French language. Remember "les musts de Cartier"?
"C'est un must!" is used very frequently.
Or, you could change the sentence around and start with, Il faut...
"C'est un must!" is used very frequently.
Or, you could change the sentence around and start with, Il faut...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patricia Lane
: i agree with you, this is a marketing text!!!
2 hrs
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thanks, Patricia
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| agree |
Geneviève von Levetzow
6 hrs
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merci!
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+1
6 mins
indispensable
Soit "est indispensable", soit plus anglicisé mais acceptable en fonction du ton du texte "est un must".
5 days
impératif /un impératif
le plus fort des termes qui expriment l'idée de devoir.
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