English term
utilities
les installations, l'équipement et les ????
| 4 +4 | services |
Claire Mendes Real
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| 5 -1 | service |
IYOGA74
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| 5 -1 | services |
IYOGA74
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| 3 | commodités |
Stephanie Ev (X)
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Jun 17, 2014 08:48: Bertrand Leduc changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): GILLES MEUNIER, PLR TRADUZIO (X), Bertrand Leduc
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Proposed translations
Serious and meeting of deadlines guarant
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
services
| Oui. C'est le terme utilisé par mon client en fait. |
| agree |
Tony M
: Just with the proviso that the source term is ambiguous without further context. Caution!
30 mins
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| agree |
writeaway
: I don't think there can be much doubt in the context. It's not exactly an unusual or ambiguous English word
2 hrs
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: My opinion could change IF we received more context ...
3 hrs
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| agree |
PLR TRADUZIO (X)
5 hrs
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service
| disagree |
PLR TRADUZIO (X)
: Je vous en prie…merci !
13 hrs
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services
| disagree |
PLR TRADUZIO (X)
: Je vous en prie…merci !
13 hrs
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commodités
| neutral |
PLR TRADUZIO (X)
: Je vous en pries…merci !
12 hrs
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Discussion
This is why I think it is very important to know exactly WHAT these changes are? Chemical composition, manufacturing process, etc. Without this information, the term remains ambiguous, and the only safe solution will be to ask the customer to clarfiy the intended s/t meaning.