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Apr 9, 2010 19:17
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French term
décliné
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Ce système pourrait être décliné et ciblé selon l’enseigne ou le corps de métier correspondant à votre annonce.
I am not sure how to translate décliné here.
I am not sure how to translate décliné here.
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2 +4 | customized | Claire Nolan |
4 +2 | adapted | Jennifer Levey |
3 +1 | tailored to | Steve Melling |
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15 mins
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customized
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Note added at 23 mins (2010-04-09 19:41:03 GMT)
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Definition of décliner:
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/décliner
(Pouvoir) être énoncé selon un paradigme dans ses diverses variantes formelles.
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Note added at 23 mins (2010-04-09 19:41:03 GMT)
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Definition of décliner:
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/décliner
(Pouvoir) être énoncé selon un paradigme dans ses diverses variantes formelles.
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2 mins
adapted
The basic concept/idea/design (or whatever) can be adapted to suit a variety of uses/media supports (or whatever).
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5 hrs
Discussion
To me, it means that it would not be accepted (by someone). That is not the meaning intended in Stephanie's sentence.
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Le russe décline également les noms propres, rien de plus normal. Le génitif russe serait d'ailleurs identique pour l'exemple donné. ...
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'Décliner' also has the following meaning, which is the one being used here:
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/décliner
(Pouvoir) être énoncé selon un paradigme dans ses diverses variantes formelles.
It comes from the meaning of 'decliner' as in declining a noun in Latin. Its use has widened in French to mean 'produce an item in a range of variations'.
Examples from the web:
Le template n°1 peut être décliné en plusieurs couleurs.
L'encadrement peut être décliné en six finitions : cerisier, chêne blanchi, chêne teint wengé, chêne teint gris, chêne teint teck et laque mat.
décliner /dekline/ (conjugate⇒)
1. transitive verb
1. to decline;
to turn [sth] down;
2. ~ son identité to give one's name;
3. to decline.
2. intransitive verb [light, talent] to fade;
[health] to deteriorate;
[enthusiasm] to wane;
[sun] to go down.
3. se décliner reflexive verb (+ v être) to decline.