Apr 4, 2005 13:14
19 yrs ago
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French term
CMJ_Trans (X)
calling all those with a mathematical bent!
French to English
Other
Paper / Paper Manufacturing
Ce traitement permet de diviser par 7 les XXXXX et par 20 les YYYYY
reduce seven and twenty fold?
I think in English we would be more likely to give a percentage but I am brain dead and I cannot figure it out today!
Anyone feeling cleverer?
reduce seven and twenty fold?
I think in English we would be more likely to give a percentage but I am brain dead and I cannot figure it out today!
Anyone feeling cleverer?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | reduce to 1/7 or 1/20 |
Didier Fourcot
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| 4 +1 | divide by |
edith1
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| 3 +2 | too nasty |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
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| 4 | reduce by 85.72% & 95% |
Graham macLachlan
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| 3 | seven fold |
Merit
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Proposed translations
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39 mins
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reduce to 1/7 or 1/20
divide is a bit too math-oriented, but reducing the number of assistance calls to 1/7th or 1/20th of the previous state for example is something I find rather commonly in the documents that I translate to French?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
: good alternative
27 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "reduced to a seventh or twentieth of its former levels...."
6 mins
seven fold
Either you're not so brain dead, or we both are. Seven fold and twenty fold sound good to me. Check hyphen/spelling though.
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Note added at 26 mins (2005-04-04 13:41:40 GMT)
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Sorry, now I got you. 5% and 85.71 something for the other.
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Note added at 26 mins (2005-04-04 13:41:40 GMT)
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Sorry, now I got you. 5% and 85.71 something for the other.
32 mins
reduce by 85.72% & 95%
numbers are scary! 'x-fold' is multiplication or a sum of parts
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Christopher RH
: heh :D - but giving percentages implies accuracy. It also masks the scale of the savings since the _difference_ between a saving of 85% and 95% doesn't appear to be as great as between 1/7 and 1/20...
18 hrs
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+1
55 mins
+2
54 mins
too nasty
I'd reword it:
Treated in this way (using this process?), the xxx are divided by 7 and the yyy by 20.
If I knew what you were talking about (ingredients? costs?)...
...the required quantity of xxx is divided by 7...
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Note added at 56 mins (2005-04-04 14:11:00 GMT)
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or *can be* divided, to maintain the idea of *permettre*
Treated in this way (using this process?), the xxx are divided by 7 and the yyy by 20.
If I knew what you were talking about (ingredients? costs?)...
...the required quantity of xxx is divided by 7...
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Note added at 56 mins (2005-04-04 14:11:00 GMT)
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or *can be* divided, to maintain the idea of *permettre*
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christopher RH
: Agreed - you really need to reword according to the context. Sleep some!
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thanks :-)
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| agree |
Jonathan Morris
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thanks :-)
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