Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
limiter la casse
English translation:
limit/cut the losses
Added to glossary by
Yolanda Broad
Jul 22, 2003 17:52
21 yrs ago
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French term
limiter la casse
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
Air traffic
Malgré un contexte qui n’a pas encore recouvré sa pleine sérénité (grèves), l’Aéroport Marseille Provence limite la casse en juin (- 4,1 % contre – 13,6 % en mai), grâce à la bonne santé de deux axes en particulier, la Corse (+ 3,5 %) et l’Europe (+ 3,7 %).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | limited / cut the losses |
JH Trads
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| 4 +1 | limited the damage |
Nicholas Hogg
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| 5 | (managed to) keep damage down ( to a minimum) |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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| 3 | limit the losses |
Bharg Shah
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Proposed translations
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Selected
limited / cut the losses
HTH
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Note added at 2003-07-22 17:58:43 (GMT)
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also:
was able to contain the adverse conditions / slowdown.....
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Note added at 2003-07-22 18:01:23 (GMT)
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or better yet:
has managed to rein in its losses / drop in traffic ...
as in the following ref;
picture. Total revenues stayed stable or slightly declined, but by
cutting costs Marimba has managed to rein in its losses. The ...
www.marimba.com/news/articles/the451.html - 13k - Jul 20, 2003
I hope it helps :-)
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Note added at 2003-07-22 17:58:43 (GMT)
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also:
was able to contain the adverse conditions / slowdown.....
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Note added at 2003-07-22 18:01:23 (GMT)
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or better yet:
has managed to rein in its losses / drop in traffic ...
as in the following ref;
picture. Total revenues stayed stable or slightly declined, but by
cutting costs Marimba has managed to rein in its losses. The ...
www.marimba.com/news/articles/the451.html - 13k - Jul 20, 2003
I hope it helps :-)
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Comment: "Thank you"
+1
1 min
Nicholas Hogg
Georgia
Georgia
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Georgia
Fast turnaround , 25 years translation
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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62
limited the damage
from the context
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Note added at 2 mins (2003-07-22 17:54:41 GMT)
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but the tense should be \"is limiting\"
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Note added at 2 mins (2003-07-22 17:54:41 GMT)
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but the tense should be \"is limiting\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
44 mins
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thank you
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4 mins
Bharg Shah
India
India
Native in English
India
Top quality at the best rates
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Gujarati to English
Related KudoZ points
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94
limit the losses
Another suggestion.
1 hr
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4638
(managed to) keep damage down ( to a minimum)
A slightly more colloquial rendering.
You may need to play about with the tense to fit the rest of your text.
"limiter la casse".
For "limiter", you have a fair bit of leeway, but I think you might achieve a more natural result if you avoid "limit". Have a go with "restrict", "keep down, ""keep to a minimum"...
Not literal breakage but the scope of the damage caused by the strikes. Again, slightly more colloquial renderings may give something more natural to fit your text.
You may need to play about with the tense to fit the rest of your text.
"limiter la casse".
For "limiter", you have a fair bit of leeway, but I think you might achieve a more natural result if you avoid "limit". Have a go with "restrict", "keep down, ""keep to a minimum"...
Not literal breakage but the scope of the damage caused by the strikes. Again, slightly more colloquial renderings may give something more natural to fit your text.
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