Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 12, 2010 06:07
14 yrs ago
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French term
12 years of commitment to perfection
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English, Portuguese to English
evolutive
French to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
windsurfing
Describing a sail's versatility:
"Evolutive et avec une grande plage d'utilisation de 15 à 25 Noeuds"
"Evolutive et avec une grande plage d'utilisation de 15 à 25 Noeuds"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +5 | adjustable |
Kari Foster
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| 5 | evolutive |
kashew
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| 3 | Scalable |
Gad Kohenov
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Proposed translations
+5
1 hr
Kari Foster
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Technical knowledge, attention to detail
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
adjustable
An unexpected choice of word in the context -- could they simply mean that it can be adjusted or configured in some way to cover a wide range of speeds?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
omni trad
1 hr
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| agree |
Wim Van Verre
1 hr
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| agree |
Philippa Smith
1 hr
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| agree |
Chris Hall
4 hrs
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| agree |
Verginia Ophof
2 days 14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
6 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Native in French
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Scalable
Could be.
3 hrs
evolutive
* same word
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Note added at 5 heures (2010-01-12 11:29:57 GMT)
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buzzword!
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Note added at 5 heures (2010-01-12 11:29:57 GMT)
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buzzword!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jenn Mercer
: Seconded http://www.becomposites.be/en_US/voilier/nacira-950.html
4 hrs
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Thanks!
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| disagree |
Mirra_
: sorry, not used in this context (but for the above mentioned bad translation from Belgian French...)
1 day 2 hrs
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Discussion
I reviewed dozen of sites dealing with sailing, boards, windsurf and kitesurf i.e. the products for which evolutive is used in French texts. I also checked bi/trilingual French sites hoping to find the English correspondent
BUT
1 - meaning - evolutive is used in an ambiguous way, compatible both with "evolved"/ high level & high performance item and with "evolving"/able to perform well in different situation;
2 - translation - ahahah this is the best part! In the English sections of the polylingual sites 'evolutive' just *disappears*. The item and its performance are described with no more mentioning of the 'evolutive' feature...
:)