Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
relais de croissance
English translation:
growth engine
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mckinnc
Mar 18, 2002 11:41
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French term
relais de croissance
French to English
Bus/Financial
Internet, e-Commerce
Internet
I'm having trouble finding a satisfactory translation for the above phrase and would be very grateful for nay help.
L’activité annuaires reste la vache à lait du groupe. L’acquisition de l’annuaire xxx, et sa mise en ligne sur Internet, même si elles ont entraîné une baisse des marges passagère, constituent un relais de croissance très intéressant sur cette activité à l’international.
L’activité annuaires reste la vache à lait du groupe. L’acquisition de l’annuaire xxx, et sa mise en ligne sur Internet, même si elles ont entraîné une baisse des marges passagère, constituent un relais de croissance très intéressant sur cette activité à l’international.
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Steven Geller
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growth engine
The equivalent expression in English is "growth engine".
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Comment: "Thanks Steven"
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a very interesting intermediate growth station / a growth connection
or along those lines, a "relai" most probably being the same as the word would be used for "road stop", "intermediate station" etc., "place between two points" .
Hope this leads you further
Hope this leads you further
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Ligia Dias Costa
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merci bien!
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Gillian Hargreaves (X)
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a form of growth
proposal
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or growth factor
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Note added at 2002-03-18 11:56:36 (GMT)
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or growth factor
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Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
: Growth factor me semble tout à fait approprié.
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growth potentials/opportunities
Just a suggestion.
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Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
: Oui ou encore growth factor.
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Manuela Schilling
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PaulaMac (X)
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Roddy Stegemann
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an economic upturn
In this case "relais" refers to a change in the direction of economic activity. Because it is "très intéressant", one may assume that it is positive.
If you find this expression too journalistic, you may also try "a positive change in growth"
If you find this expression too journalistic, you may also try "a positive change in growth"
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area(s) of growth
terme qui aide des entreprises a cibler leur "areas of growth" pour l'avenir;
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Gillian Hargreaves (X)
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new growth area / potential / future growth area
HTH
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will spur growth
The X and Y will spur major growth of this business internationally
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growth venue/growth reservoir
As in new growth venues, etc.
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Béa
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provide a fillip to the growth...
fillip (noun): something which causes a sudden improvement
- The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to/for national pride.
- The news gave the stock market a (big) fillip.
(Cambridge International Dictionary of English)
Not literal, I agree, but works pretty well in such contexts:
- Express Travel & Tourism
... Full Story. ‘HAL’s Participation Would Provide Fillip To Helicopter Tourism In
The ... the country is poised for tremendous growth in the coming years. A ...
www.expresstravelandtourism.com/20010531/aviation5.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
New Medias in China: A Strategic Briefing
... satellite television access. A strong consumer response will boost local info-tech
industries and provide a fillip to national economic growth. By bringing new ...
estore.chinaonline.com/newmedinchin.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
About Goodbody Stockbrokers Website - Ireland's premier online ...
... to slowing growth by cutting interest rates. Continued GNP growth and tax reductions
in Ireland will provide a fillip for Irish shares and will support an ...
www.goodbody.ie/aboutgoodbody/press4.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
- The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to/for national pride.
- The news gave the stock market a (big) fillip.
(Cambridge International Dictionary of English)
Not literal, I agree, but works pretty well in such contexts:
- Express Travel & Tourism
... Full Story. ‘HAL’s Participation Would Provide Fillip To Helicopter Tourism In
The ... the country is poised for tremendous growth in the coming years. A ...
www.expresstravelandtourism.com/20010531/aviation5.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
New Medias in China: A Strategic Briefing
... satellite television access. A strong consumer response will boost local info-tech
industries and provide a fillip to national economic growth. By bringing new ...
estore.chinaonline.com/newmedinchin.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
About Goodbody Stockbrokers Website - Ireland's premier online ...
... to slowing growth by cutting interest rates. Continued GNP growth and tax reductions
in Ireland will provide a fillip for Irish shares and will support an ...
www.goodbody.ie/aboutgoodbody/press4.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
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