Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 17, 2008 11:20
16 yrs ago
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French term
atomisé
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
The text concerns a company producing plastics for the construction industry. I've never been quite sure how best to translate "atomisé". I assume it means here that other companies are small, separate and have little organisation between each other. Thanks in advance for any simpler suggestions...
Avec une progression annuelle proche de 10 %, ***** se trouve en position de leader, face à une concurrence très atomisée.
Avec une progression annuelle proche de 10 %, ***** se trouve en position de leader, face à une concurrence très atomisée.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | Fragmented competition OR Atomized |
Gad Kohenov
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| 4 | dispersed |
Anton Konashenok
|
| 4 | atomized/ diversified |
Veronique Bodoutchian
|
| 4 | insignificant |
saraja
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| 3 | thinly spread |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
13 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Native in French
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
64
Selected
Fragmented competition OR Atomized
HTH
Note from asker:
| Thanks. "Fragmented" is good. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to everyone who answered/commented."
6 mins
Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in English
Works in field
Czech Republic
Competing on quality, not on price
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: French to English, Czech to English, Danish to English, and 10 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
dispersed
it means that instead of a few big competitors they have lots of small ones.
7 mins
Veronique Bodoutchian
Spain
Spain
Native in French
Works in field
Spain
Top quality and experience
Native in: Spanish , French
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to French, and 2 more.
atomized/ diversified
It implies separate and diversified
Example sentence:
Another critical component is atomization, or organizational diversification and decentralization
very atomized market with many small family-run companies and a high rotation
35 mins
thinly spread
here
6 hrs
insignificant
more or less no competition
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