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French translation: tout ce qui est plus ou moins cyclique


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09:59 Oct 18, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: anything remotely
Bonjour,

Je cherche une belle tournure pour cette expression :
Contexte : while fearful markets dislike anything remotely cyclical, we believe energy efficiency industrials, materials and consumer products will show resilient growth...

ont une sainte horreur de ? redoutent tout ce qui ressemble (de près ou de loin) à des valeurs cycliques ?
Laurence Bourel
Local time: 13:37
French translation:tout ce qui est plus ou moins cyclique
Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 13:37
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Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1tout ce qui a le moindre aspect cyclique
ormiston
3 +1tout ce qui est plus ou moins cyclique
GILLES MEUNIER
3détestent tout ce qui à rapport au cyclique...bigmimi
1 +1ont aversion à tout ce qui est vaguement cyclique
Bruno Fonseca


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ont aversion à tout ce qui est vaguement cyclique


Explanation:
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Bruno Fonseca
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  piazza d: ont UNE aversion POUR tout...
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tout ce qui est plus ou moins cyclique


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
Merci !

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agree  piazza d
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1 day8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
détestent tout ce qui à rapport au cyclique...


Explanation:
"à rapport à" traduit "plus ou moins" !

bigmimi
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tout ce qui a le moindre aspect cyclique


Explanation:
on trouve plein d'exemples avec d'autres adjectifs (politique, réligieux...)

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Note added at 3 days5 hrs (2011-10-21 15:28:36 GMT) Post-grading
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on reflection, 'un tant soit peu' conveys the meaning better

ormiston
Local time: 13:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  Timothy Rake
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