Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
prospective
English translation:
forward planning
Added to glossary by
Brigitte Gendebien
Oct 30, 2001 02:08
22 yrs ago
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French term
prospective
French to English
Marketing
"dans tous les domaines, l’innovation suppose :
l’échange …
pour partager les savoirs
pour nouer des contacts
pour développer des réseaux et des partenariats
… et la prospective
pour nourrir la réflexion et l’action
pour enrichir la vision d’ensemble grâce à un travail de détection, d’observation et d’analyse
des faits porteurs de sens et des tendances lourdes, révélatrices d’évolutions possibles"
The terms "échange" and "prospective" come up again and again in the document I am translating, and I really can't decide on the best way to put them in English!
'futurology' would be the dictionary translation for "propspective", but it doesn't really get convey the right meaning...'forecasting' is too specific,... I thought of 'market awareness' or 'market knowledge', but I'd like to know what anybody else thinks...
For "échange", I'm hesitating between "communication" and "dialogue"...
l’échange …
pour partager les savoirs
pour nouer des contacts
pour développer des réseaux et des partenariats
… et la prospective
pour nourrir la réflexion et l’action
pour enrichir la vision d’ensemble grâce à un travail de détection, d’observation et d’analyse
des faits porteurs de sens et des tendances lourdes, révélatrices d’évolutions possibles"
The terms "échange" and "prospective" come up again and again in the document I am translating, and I really can't decide on the best way to put them in English!
'futurology' would be the dictionary translation for "propspective", but it doesn't really get convey the right meaning...'forecasting' is too specific,... I thought of 'market awareness' or 'market knowledge', but I'd like to know what anybody else thinks...
For "échange", I'm hesitating between "communication" and "dialogue"...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | forward planning |
Helen D. Elliot (X)
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| 5 | Course of action |
Magali Fauchet (X)
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| 4 | foreward thinking |
Alexandra Hague
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| 4 | planning, strategy |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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| 4 | prospect (of) |
Tania Marques-Cardoso
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| 3 | brain-storming |
FrAngXL
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Selected
forward planning
I agree with Julia that *prospective* immediately calls to mind the idea of "forward thinking". There is *réflexion prospective* (forward thinking) or the adjective *prospectif* (forward-looking), but I really think the term goes beyond the "thinking" to the research and planning stage. They mean forecasting here, doing the research and planning in an insightful, forward-looking way, inherent to the process.
The tracking, observation, and analysis mentioned in the second bullet lead me in this direction. It may also be a false lead, but I can't help but think of "prospecting" in the English sense of exploring or examining.
I've also come a cross a few interesting terms in Termium:
French:Organizations and Administrative Units
Division de la prospective s
English:Organizations and Administrative Units
Futures Research Division s
1976-06-19
French:Telephone Services
Organization Planning
prospective s FEM
French:Telephone Services
Organization Planning
prospective s FEM
French:Management Theory
gestion prospective s CORRECT,FEM
DEF - Application de techniques d'exploration du futur à la gestion. s
French:Management Theory
gestion prospective s CORRECT,FEM
DEF - Application de techniques d'exploration du futur à la gestion. s
French:Naval Forces
prospective de la marine s FEM
OBS - Prospective: Ensemble de recherches concernant l'évolution future de l'humanité et permettant de dégager des éléments de prévision. s
English:Naval Forces
navy planning s
OBS - Prospective des sciences et techniques - Scientific and technical planning s
1991-12-30
French:Economic Planning
futurologie s
prospective s
English:Economic Planning
future science s
futures research s
future planning s
1980-05-14
French:Ecology
prospective environnementale s
English:Ecology
advance environmental planning s
1983-10-20
I agree with Nikki on *échange*. It's simply "exchange."
The tracking, observation, and analysis mentioned in the second bullet lead me in this direction. It may also be a false lead, but I can't help but think of "prospecting" in the English sense of exploring or examining.
I've also come a cross a few interesting terms in Termium:
French:Organizations and Administrative Units
Division de la prospective s
English:Organizations and Administrative Units
Futures Research Division s
1976-06-19
French:Telephone Services
Organization Planning
prospective s FEM
French:Telephone Services
Organization Planning
prospective s FEM
French:Management Theory
gestion prospective s CORRECT,FEM
DEF - Application de techniques d'exploration du futur à la gestion. s
French:Management Theory
gestion prospective s CORRECT,FEM
DEF - Application de techniques d'exploration du futur à la gestion. s
French:Naval Forces
prospective de la marine s FEM
OBS - Prospective: Ensemble de recherches concernant l'évolution future de l'humanité et permettant de dégager des éléments de prévision. s
English:Naval Forces
navy planning s
OBS - Prospective des sciences et techniques - Scientific and technical planning s
1991-12-30
French:Economic Planning
futurologie s
prospective s
English:Economic Planning
future science s
futures research s
future planning s
1980-05-14
French:Ecology
prospective environnementale s
English:Ecology
advance environmental planning s
1983-10-20
I agree with Nikki on *échange*. It's simply "exchange."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everyone, for your help. I really wish I could share the points, as I got some really helpful answers!
Julia"
28 mins
foreward thinking
Just something that popped into my head, Julia.
I prefer communication for "échange". For me "dialogue" seems too restrictive.
Good luck!
Alix
I prefer communication for "échange". For me "dialogue" seems too restrictive.
Good luck!
Alix
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: forward thinking
5 mins
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Oh geesh. Big typo on my part, sorry!
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37 mins
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
planning, strategy
Don't know if either will work in the fuller context, but these are GDT inspired and may help.
As to the first one, "échange", I'm going to stick my neck out, as I quite like "exchange" in fact. It's simple, and the two-way process involved is clear.
As to the first one, "échange", I'm going to stick my neck out, as I quite like "exchange" in fact. It's simple, and the two-way process involved is clear.
2 hrs
Tania Marques-Cardoso
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Real quality translations
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
prospect (of)
Three quotes from the Oxford English Dictionary:
I. 1. a. The action or fact of looking forth or out, or of seeing to a distance; the condition (of a building, or station of any kind) of facing or being so situated as to have its front in a specified direction; outlook, aspect, exposure.
7. A scene presented to the mental vision, esp. of something future or expected; a mental vista.
8. a. A mental looking forward; consideration or knowledge of, or regard to something future.
Now, one from Collins Cobuild:
2. A prospect is something that you expect or know is going to happen.
I. 1. a. The action or fact of looking forth or out, or of seeing to a distance; the condition (of a building, or station of any kind) of facing or being so situated as to have its front in a specified direction; outlook, aspect, exposure.
7. A scene presented to the mental vision, esp. of something future or expected; a mental vista.
8. a. A mental looking forward; consideration or knowledge of, or regard to something future.
Now, one from Collins Cobuild:
2. A prospect is something that you expect or know is going to happen.
4 hrs
Course of action
Hope this helps
12 hrs
brain-storming
I would have translated "echange" as "sharing" and "prospectives" as brain-storming, from the definitions given.
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