Dec 17, 2008 21:46
15 yrs ago
English term

true of measures

English to French Tech/Engineering Environment & Ecology
(document sur des mesures visant des économies d'énergie) :
The influence of initial cost and pay back period is also true of measures within categories; for example, within the electricity category, installing light bulbs and turning off standby were more likely to be agreed and implemented than replacing white goods with new appliances.

Discussion

B D Finch Dec 18, 2008:
Expand "True of measures" est dénué de sens. Il faut prendre "is also true of measures". C'est à dire "it is true", "also", "of measures".

Proposed translations

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s'applique aussi aux mesures/est aussi vraie quant aux mesures

«L'influence du coût initial et de la période de remboursement s'applique aussi aux/ est aussi vraie ou vérifiable quant aux mesures au sein même des catégories..»

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Peer comment(s):

agree Simon Mac : Yes, that's what I understand too. The influence of the initial cost (etc) must already have been discussed in the text, in broad categories, and it is here explaining that it is just as true within these categories (as demonstrated by the example).
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agree Caroline Mackay-Sim (X) : absolument.
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agree Kévin Bacquet
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agree Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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agree Hélène ALEXIS : je préfère "s'applique aussi aux mesures"
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agree marie-christine périé : s'applique aussi aux mesures
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agree jean-jacques alexandre
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agree B D Finch
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agree Arnold T. : Un peu tard mais : Je suis tout à fait d'accord !
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agree Roger McKeon
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Avoir son importance....

It Make sense to consider them...

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Note added at 23 minutes (2008-12-17 22:09:56 GMT)
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"L'influence du coût initial et de la période de remboursement a egalement son importance:...."
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correspond aux mesures

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