custom finishing business

French translation: activité de finition personnalisée/à la demande

17:07 Mar 10, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: custom finishing business
"Mary owns her own business designing customized mirrors and is doing quite well. The ***custom finishing business*** is pretty fickle, so you have to plan for the bad years as well.

Quelque chose comme "secteur de finition sur mesure" ?

Merci beaucoup !
Boris Tsikel (X)
Canada
Local time: 08:07
French translation:activité de finition personnalisée/à la demande
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 15:07
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1activité de finition personnalisée/à la demande
Francis MARC
4la finition à la demande
Peter LEGUIE
3secteur des finitions (des travaux de finition)
GILLES MEUNIER
3le secteur de la fabrication "sur mesure"
iol


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activité de finition personnalisée/à la demande


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Francis MARC
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secteur des finitions (des travaux de finition)


Explanation:
je dirais plutôt secteur des finitions par rapport à votre proposition tout en précisant que finishing a d'autres sens donc il faudrait plus de contexte....


C'est dans le secteur des finitions que l'on a introduit le moins de progrès technologiques. Le marché: La production, spécialement la filature et les ...
www.acte.net/fitxaAjuntSabadell.htm - 65k

GILLES MEUNIER
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la finition à la demande


Explanation:
Implying "activité" sounds quite good for me.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-03-11 10:54:48 GMT)
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One may also use ""sur mesure" in such a context (something like tayloring). Let me have your opinion please,
Peter LEGUIE.


Peter LEGUIE
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le secteur de la fabrication "sur mesure"


Explanation:
ou "adaptée à la demande du client". Je ne pense pas non plus qu'il s'agisse seulement de finitions.

iol
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