Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
premier ou second
English translation:
that will rank first or second
Added to glossary by
Helen D. Elliot (X)
Oct 13, 2001 01:29
23 yrs ago
French term
France
premier ou second
French to English
Bus/Financial
"créer un ensemble industriel de premier plan, premier ou second, sur l’ensemble du luxe en Europe"
First or second place / class? - this is a bit confusing!
First or second place / class? - this is a bit confusing!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | that will rank first or second |
Helen D. Elliot (X)
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| 4 | that will hold the first or second place in the European luxury sector |
Francesco D'Alessandro
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Proposed translations
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that will rank first or second
de premier plan = be the leader, rank first
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that will be the leader or rank second, but I prefer parallel structure.
If it were only "de premier plan" you could use a structure like "be the leader for" or "be the leading... for"
to create an industry infrastructure/an integrated industry stucture that ranks first or second in the luxury industry/for luxury products in Europe
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that will be the leader or rank second, but I prefer parallel structure.
If it were only "de premier plan" you could use a structure like "be the leader for" or "be the leading... for"
to create an industry infrastructure/an integrated industry stucture that ranks first or second in the luxury industry/for luxury products in Europe
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that will hold the first or second place in the European luxury sector
probably first or second refers to the place held by the company in the sales / turnover / quality standings
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