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as precursor to

French translation: produit de départ, précurseur

18:28 Jun 6, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / trade/general
English term or phrase: as precursor to
(Information on markets, products, prices etc)
This system is experimenting with volume and moisture content. Measurements of volume are generally crude, such as counting the numbers of cars on a motorway on a particular day.

Quality
Use moisture content *as precursor to* more widespread use of grades and standards. This will require that moisture meters are purchased and provided to all collection points in the country.
Stephanie Sullivan
Mauritius
Local time: 13:00
French translation:produit de départ, précurseur
Explanation:
A certain quantity of moisture is used to define that product.
To qualify the product itself, it has to be used with different quantities of moisture and the first quantity defined is used
*as precursor to" the final product.
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Marc SMULDERS
Local time: 11:00
Grading comment
merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2produit de départ, précurseur
Marc SMULDERS
4 +1comme fer de lance
JH Trads
4comme préalable à
Euqinimod (X)
4comme signe avant-coureur de...
Dominique Sempere-Gougerot (X)


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
produit de départ, précurseur


Explanation:
A certain quantity of moisture is used to define that product.
To qualify the product itself, it has to be used with different quantities of moisture and the first quantity defined is used
*as precursor to" the final product.

Marc SMULDERS
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathalie Scharf
54 mins
agree  nicolas lapoujade: precurseur is the best translation without context
8 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
comme fer de lance


Explanation:
solution idiomatique

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 05:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Assimina Vavoula
2 mins
  -> merci Assimina :)
neutral  Stéphanie Soudais: l'idée est bonne, mais je trouve que dans ce contexte cela sonne bizarre (simple opinion)
13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comme préalable à


Explanation:
Qui doit être pratiqué avant.

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Note added at 2 heures (2007-06-06 20:59:29 GMT)
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Dans le sens de premier indicateur

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 11:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 31
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comme signe avant-coureur de...


Explanation:
c'est mon avis

Dominique Sempere-Gougerot (X)
France
Local time: 11:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stéphanie Soudais: C'est subjectif, mais je trouve que cela sonne bizarre dans ce contexte
1 hr
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