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on the high street

French translation: dans les magasins


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:on the high street
French translation:dans les magasins
Entered by: FX Fraipont
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17:47 Jul 20, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
English term or phrase: on the high street
Contexte :

the more money is saved, the less is spent on the high street which might have a detrimental effect on domestic companies who cannot maintain production and, therefore, the level of employment
Bruno Magne
Local time: 11:17
dans les magasins
Explanation:
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Note added at 20 mins (2010-07-20 18:08:46 GMT)
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moins on dépense dans les magasins
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FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 16:17
Grading comment
Merci
1 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2à la consommationNivoR
4 +1dans les magasins
FX Fraipont
4pour les dépenses de consommation
Hamidou Ouédraogo


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pour les dépenses de consommation


Explanation:
the more money is saved, the less is spent on the high street...
le plus d'argent est épargné, moins il est utilisé pour les dépenses de consommation...

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Note added at 17 mins (2010-07-20 18:05:18 GMT)
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read: plus l'argent est épargné....

Hamidou Ouédraogo
Burkina Faso
Local time: 14:17
Native speaker of: Native in MossiMossi, Native in FrenchFrench
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dans les magasins


Explanation:
...

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Note added at 20 mins (2010-07-20 18:08:46 GMT)
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moins on dépense dans les magasins

FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Mouton
1 hr
  -> merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
à la consommation


Explanation:
Je proposerais plutôt :

"le plus d'argent est épargné, le moins est destiné/consacré à la consommation..."

Voir le lien ci-dessous pour un exemple de document sur la consommation et l'épargne.


    Reference: http://membres.multimania.fr/cyberbobline/29.html
NivoR
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Votre traduction de l'expression est correcte. Mais je crains que la phrase que vous avez formulée n'ait aucun sens.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
2 hrs

agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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Jul 24, 2010 - Changes made by FX Fraipont:
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