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Oct 22, 2008 09:59
15 yrs ago
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English term
Switzerland
Taylor made translations
Native in: French
Works in: German to French, English to French
« off the shelf »
Non-PRO
English to French
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Rapport financier
un produit « off the shelf »
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +4 | standard |
kashew
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| 4 | disponible immédiatement |
Sophie Borel
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| 4 | « prêt à porter » |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
7 mins
disponible immédiatement
ou prêt à l'utilisation...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: Although that may incidentally be the case, the usual meaning (especially when used in quotes) is that of a standard product, i.e. one that has not been tailor-made (cf. off the peg)
5 mins
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14 mins
English term (edited):
"off the shelf"
« prêt à porter »
As long as it is used in quotes, I believe the 'off-the-peg' metaphor works just as well as in EN — and with all the same connotations (cheap, quick, and convenient, but fits no-one...)
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-10-22 10:14:51 GMT)
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Presumably, you could adapt the verb to suit the situation (software, etc.), and the metaphor would still be understood; cf. 'Prêt à manger' sandwich chain in the UK.
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-10-22 10:14:51 GMT)
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Presumably, you could adapt the verb to suit the situation (software, etc.), and the metaphor would still be understood; cf. 'Prêt à manger' sandwich chain in the UK.
+4
24 mins
standard
Simple, and wouldn't need guillemets.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Yes indeed... though it does rather leave out all of the (often negative) connotations of the original...
17 mins
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Indeed, but: Oh, sod the innuendo!
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| agree |
Arnold T.
: You are surprizing me but you may just be right. On this picture I was just admiring trees in the Joshua Tree National Park. Can you imagine a lumberjack there ? A terrorist lumberjack, maybe ...
25 mins
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No. Only in heavy disguise!
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teddd76
: Je viens par hasard de passer une 20aine de minutes sur la question et "standard" est le terme le plus approprié que j'ai pu trouver. Si on voulait se la jouer novlangue marketing/informatique, on pourrait aussi laisser le terme en anglais.
11 hrs
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True
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Radu DANAILA
: right, J.
2 days 2 hrs
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