Oct 3, 2002 12:33
22 yrs ago
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French term

ce mode de fonctionnement détourné a le mérite de permettre d ’exprimer la date

Non-PRO French to English Bus/Financial
Ce mode de fonctionnement détourné a le mérite de permettre d ’exprimer la date du besoin plus tard donc plus précisément

Discussion

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) Oct 3, 2002:
fonctionnement de quoi? Please PROVIDE CONTEXT!!

Proposed translations

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Phrase

This unorthodox operating mode offers the benefit of expressing the requirement at a later date
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER : oui aussi selon le contexte
3 mins
Merci
agree writeaway : oui!!
5639 days
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+1
3 mins

This indirect method of operation shows the date of the need at a later therefore more precise time

I should take myself out for answering this with no context....
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
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10 mins

that roundabout operating mode has the advantage of later expressing the date for the need, ...

...therefore with a better accuracy

Ref. Termium:
omaine(s)
  – Economics
Domaine(s)
  – Économique
 
roundabout method
Source CORRECT

méthode par détour
Source SOURCE TRAD

OBS – Roundabout, time-
consuming methods take
time to get started; hence,
adding to the stock of
capital goods requires a
temporary sacrifice of
present consumption.


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Note added at 2002-10-03 12:45:18 (GMT)
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sorry : \"expressing later \" instead of \"later expressing\"
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13 mins

This operating mode/ changes/diverts the required date to a later time and therefore to more precise

This operating mode/ changes/diverts the required date to a later time and therefore to more precise mode.

Simply : This operatign mode shifts the required date to a later time which is more precise
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2 hrs

See phrase below

This unorthodox method of operation has the advantage of showing the date of requirement at a later time, and therefore with more precision.

Maybe a bit heavy. It's difficult to be precise without more context.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sarah Walls
7 hrs
Thank you
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