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English: "quantitative" ... l'adjectif anglais (voir exemples de phrases)

French translation: innovations quantitatives







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English term or phrase:"quantitative innovation"
French translation:innovations quantitatives
Entered by:Robert Frankling
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English to French translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general) / vocabulaire d'un statisticien
English term or phrase: "quantitative" ... l'adjectif anglais (voir exemples de phrases)
The bank's advertising claims were countered by the quantitative manipulations of its competitors. / This bank was in a unique position to command quantative innovation (singulier). / Pressure came from all clients for quantative summaries.
Ma question: avez-vous souvent rencontré l'adjectif anglais "quantitative" au sens de nombreux / important ... en Français. Merci
gilbertlu
France
des innovations quantitatives
Explanation:
Innovations
... Dans le but de favoriser la découverte, la mise au point et l'évaluation de traitements
contre l'arthrite, de nouvelles mesures quantitatives de la ...
www.arthritisnetwork.ca/fr/expertise_ and_collaborations/innovations/innovations

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NOTE: French often prefers the plural where English uses a singular collective noun to express a generality.

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The great potential of quantitative
innovation research. We now plan to study the possibility ...
www.rieti.go.jp/en/columns/a01_0101.html

NOTE: The writer appears to be using \"quantitative\" as a synonym for \"substantial\".
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Robert Frankling
Canada
Note from asker to answerer
Un grand merci. Gilbert
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2quantitatif(s), quantitative(s)
Johanne Bouthillier
3un certain nombre de
Estelle Demontrond-Box
3des innovations quantitatives
Robert Frankling


  


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
quantitative innovation des innovations quantitatives

Explanation:
Innovations
... Dans le but de favoriser la découverte, la mise au point et l'évaluation de traitements
contre l'arthrite, de nouvelles mesures quantitatives de la ...
www.arthritisnetwork.ca/fr/expertise_ and_collaborations/innovations/innovations

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-09-14 13:11:31 GMT)
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NOTE: French often prefers the plural where English uses a singular collective noun to express a generality.

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-09-14 13:14:39 GMT)
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The great potential of quantitative
innovation research. We now plan to study the possibility ...
www.rieti.go.jp/en/columns/a01_0101.html

NOTE: The writer appears to be using \"quantitative\" as a synonym for \"substantial\".

Robert Frankling
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 87
Note from asker to answerer
Un grand merci. Gilbert
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"quantitative" ... un certain nombre de

Explanation:
à prendre dans le sens de "X" pour ne pas avoir à donner un chiffre exact? (de/des)
quan·ti·ta·tive [ kwóntə tàytiv ]

adjective

1. relating to quantity: relating to, concerning, or based on the amount or number of something


2. measurable: capable of being measured or expressed in numerical terms


3. poetry based on length of syllables: relating or belonging to a metrical system based on the length of syllables rather than on stress. Classical Latin and Greek verse uses a quantitative system.




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ou un nombre certain de?


    Reference: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/quantitative.html
Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 39
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
quantitative quantitatif(s), quantitative(s)

Explanation:
l'auteur veut probablement vraiment dire "quantitative"

Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree dassiousi: c'est aussi mon impression
2 hrs

agree Hebe Martorella: et la mienne
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