Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
step-change improvement
French translation:
amélioration progressive
Added to glossary by
Magali de Vitry
Dec 15, 2008 11:44
15 yrs ago
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English term
Translator-interpreter - serious & accur
Native in: French 
Works in: Portuguese to French, English to French, Spanish to French, and 1 more.
step-change improvement
English to French
Science
Finance (general)
dans un texte sur les économies d'énergie :
Providing generalised advice such as in the form of an energy audit is only a part of the solution and will not be sufficient to achieve the step-change improvements the issues demand.
Providing generalised advice such as in the form of an energy audit is only a part of the solution and will not be sufficient to achieve the step-change improvements the issues demand.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 | amélioration progressive |
Arnold T.
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| 5 | amélioration de rupture |
Tom Bishop
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| 4 | changement de taille |
Kévin Bacquet
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| 4 | amélioration radicale |
Laurence Bourel
|
References
| "step-change" dans le glossaire |
Stéphanie Soudais
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Proposed translations
2 mins
Selected
amélioration progressive
Suggestion.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci bcp"
4 mins
Kévin Bacquet
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Votre allié qualité
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, French to Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
88
changement de taille
Vu le contexte, on comprendra que "changement" est positif.
http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-cobuild/step change
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561548175/step_change.html
step change: a change that makes a significant difference in the size or value of something or the way in which something is done
http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-cobuild/step change
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561548175/step_change.html
step change: a change that makes a significant difference in the size or value of something or the way in which something is done
7 hrs
Tom Bishop
Native in English
Works in field
Technical and commercial translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
12
amélioration de rupture
"L’entreprise qui vise une performance globale dans le cours de ses activités quotidiennes
(amélioration continue) doit le faire aussi dans ses projets d’innovation (amélioration de rupture)."
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-318.pdf
"Partie I - De l'amélioration au quotidien à l'amélioration de rupture"
http://www.qualiteonline.com/rubriques/rub_4/livre-163.html
(amélioration continue) doit le faire aussi dans ses projets d’innovation (amélioration de rupture)."
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-318.pdf
"Partie I - De l'amélioration au quotidien à l'amélioration de rupture"
http://www.qualiteonline.com/rubriques/rub_4/livre-163.html
20 hrs
Laurence Bourel
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
17 years in legal/financial translation
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, German to French
Related KudoZ points
:
96
amélioration radicale
ma formulation...
Reference comments
1 hr
Reference:
"step-change" dans le glossaire
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/tech_engineering...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/bus_financial/22...
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