Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
amont & aval
English translation:
upline / downline
Added to glossary by
Scott de Lesseps
Jan 11, 2009 06:16
15 yrs ago
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French term
amont & aval
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Listings of job responsibilities:
Construire le tableau de bord permettant de recenser l'ensemble des besoins produits pour chaque métier (BE, Industrialisation, labo d’essais, marketing); le décliner en besoin constituants.
Mettre à la disposition des acteurs les moyens permettant de quantifier leur besoin (amont & aval).
Construire le tableau de bord permettant de recenser l'ensemble des besoins produits pour chaque métier (BE, Industrialisation, labo d’essais, marketing); le décliner en besoin constituants.
Mettre à la disposition des acteurs les moyens permettant de quantifier leur besoin (amont & aval).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | upline / downline |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 +7 | upstream & downstream |
kostan
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| 3 +2 | before and after |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 4 | post and prior (production) |
Susan Spier (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
8 hrs
Selected
upline / downline
Personal preference for "line" here as opposed to "stream" which I tend to reserve for rivers.
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Comment: "All good suggestions. I was looking for something a little less literal. This seems to fit best in the context.
Thanks to everyone!
Scott"
+2
4 mins
Jean-Claude Gouin
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Related KudoZ points
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34
before and after
In the figurative sense. In the litteral sense, it means
'upstream' and 'downstream' ... Good luck with your translation.
'upstream' and 'downstream' ... Good luck with your translation.
+7
1 hr
upstream & downstream
e.g. the logistics/supply chain
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jennifer Forbes
: I've often used "upstream and downstream" in this figurative sense without receiving objections (so far!)
1 hr
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| agree |
Aude Sylvain
5 hrs
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| agree |
Anthony Lines (X)
5 hrs
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| agree |
Nina Iordache
5 hrs
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| agree |
John ANTHONY
: Totally agree :-)
7 hrs
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| agree |
Radu DANAILA
1 day 10 mins
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| agree |
GTC
1 day 2 hrs
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18 hrs
post and prior (production)
Nothing to do with a river here, these terms are often used to refer to operations or tasks done before and after production.
les opérations en aval de la production = operations after or following production
les contrôles en amont = checks carried out beforehand
les opérations en aval de la production = operations after or following production
les contrôles en amont = checks carried out beforehand
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