la bonne tenue absolue et a fortiori relative du titre
English translation: the good performance in absolute terms, and of course even better in relative terms,...
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peer agreement (net): -1the good showing of the title in absolute terms as well as for specific reasons Explanation: fortiori = latin for "for strong reasons" or "for specific reasons" |
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32 mins confidence:
In spite of quite strict, scarcely loose, management of the stock Explanation: From the Oxford 3-in-1: a fortiori all the more so From Termium: Subject Field(s) – Translation Problems – Language Problems Subject Field(s) – Problèmes de traduction – Problèmes de langue let alone Source à plus forte raison Source surtout Source a fortiori Source EX – J'avais de la difficulté à m'entendre moi-même et à plus forte raison à me faire entendre. Source 1987-01-15 © Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada ------- "absolue" = quite strict (paraphrase) Reference: http://www.termium.com Oxford 3-in-1 |
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1 hr confidence:
the good and thus relative performance of the stock Explanation: In spite of the good performance in absolute, and thus relative, terms of the share [stock], XX remains undervalued with respect to: 1) the satisfactory performance expected in 2002/3 ... I translate rather than explain. HTH (otherwise "a fortiori = all the more so", but how can you put this expression in a "good" translation? "Yet" maybe? |
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5 hrs confidence:
Even though the absolute performance of the stock has been good ... Explanation: Not enough room to give the translation above. I would phrase it as follows: Even though the absolute performance of the stock has been good and the relative performance even better, xx remains undervalued ...... |
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8 hrs confidence:
the good performance of the stock in absolute terms, and of course even better in relative terms,... Explanation: This means that the stock has been behaving well in a downtrend market. It has been behaving well compared to itself, and of course (a fortiori => this implies as a consequence) even better if compared to the other stocks of that downtrend market. HTH |
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14 hrs confidence:
despite the sound performance of the stock in absolute and especially in relative terms ... Explanation: the share price has been rising to the satisfaction of the company's management and is outpacing the general stock market trend. You could replace the word 'especially' with 'even more so'. |
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