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French translation: produits écologiques


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10:06 Nov 24, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Economics / agricultural commodities
English term or phrase: green commodities
UNDP Role in Green Commodities
UNDP has wide experience building national capacity for the sustainable production of commodities (coffee, cocoa, beef, cotton, seafood, minerals etc).

Puis-je traduire par: produits agricoles?
Marcelle Bethancourt
Panama
Local time: 15:32
French translation:produits écologiques
Explanation:
le texte parle de "sustainable production" ; il s'agit donc d'aliments ou de produits respectueux de l'environnement.
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AdHocTraduction
France
Local time: 21:32
Grading comment
Merci de ton aide.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5produits écologiques
AdHocTraduction
4produits de base écologiques
FX Fraipont
3denrées écologiques / vertes
Arnold007
4 -1production agricole biologiqueEuqinimod


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
produits écologiques


Explanation:
le texte parle de "sustainable production" ; il s'agit donc d'aliments ou de produits respectueux de l'environnement.

AdHocTraduction
France
Local time: 21:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci de ton aide.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Donatella Talpo
1 min

agree  GILLES MEUNIER
16 mins

agree  mattranslate
34 mins

agree  solejnicz: Je ne pense pas qu' il est nécessaire d' ajouter "de base" ici.
1 hr

agree  Françoise REY-SENS
3 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
production agricole biologique


Explanation:
On parle très souvent d'agriculture biologique, cad employant des pratiques culturales écologiques.

Euqinimod
Local time: 21:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AdHocTraduction: on ne peut pas parler d'"agricole" car dans la liste énoncée se trouvent des minéraux...
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
produits de base écologiques


Explanation:
commodities: Stock Exchange. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as grain, fruits, and vegetables, or precious metals.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/commodities?o=100074

donc moins large que "produits", plus large que "produits agricoles"


FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 91
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
denrées écologiques / vertes


Explanation:
commodity = denrées / marchandises / produits



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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-11-24 15:31:39 GMT)
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En voyant votre question suivante, je crois que "marchandise" ou "produit" serait préférable à "denrée".

Arnold007
Local time: 15:32
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 54
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