Apr 1, 2005 15:57
19 yrs ago
French term

les épingles

French to English Bus/Financial Education / Pedagogy
C’est parce qu’il y a du progrès social et de la croissance économique que les besoins évoluent, créant une demande de produits standardisés (les épingles) et donc l’apparition d’organisations capables d’assurer une telle production
A text about start-ups. The brackets are the authors, not mine.
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Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 pins
4 Pins
3 widgets

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): les �pingles
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pins

With The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith installed himself as the ... Smith gave
the famous example of pins. He asserted that ten workers could produce ...
C'est l'exemple d'Adam Smith dans la production standardisée : les épingles i.e. pins
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agree Annoushka Chaillet (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "That's exactly it Genevieve. The author referred to Adam Smith in the previous line. Many thanks for your help. "
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French term (edited): les �pingles

widgets

if you want a more modern version.
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French term (edited): les �pingles

Pins

Peut-être est-ce une référence à la théo de la division du travail d'Adam Smith qui cite dans "Wealth of Nations" l'exemple d"une fabrique d'épingles

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Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2005-04-01 18:28:54 GMT) Post-grading
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sorry - had not seen Geneviève\'s answer
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