actions atones

English translation: ... a sluggish equity market and lethargy in consolidating industries/in markets in the process of consolidation

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French term or phrase:actions atones
English translation:... a sluggish equity market and lethargy in consolidating industries/in markets in the process of consolidation
Entered by: Helen D. Elliot (X)

09:36 Oct 17, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: actions atones
Stocks maybe soft stocks?
Has anyone heard the expression before?

L’activité demeure importante sur toute la courbe car chaque compartiment bénéficie de conditions
favorables avec en plus des marchés actions atones et en phase de consolidation.
BOB DE DENUS
Local time: 04:01
... a sluggish equity market and legarthy in consolidating industries/in markets in the process
Explanation:
Another possibility


Is this a reference to favourable investment opportunities?

...favourable conditions with a sluggish equity market and legarthy in consolidating industries/in markets in the process of consolidation.
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Helen D. Elliot (X)
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Local time: 14:01
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4 +2... a sluggish equity market and legarthy in consolidating industries/in markets in the process
Helen D. Elliot (X)
5sluggish transactions of shares/sluggish share transactions
Helen D. Elliot (X)


  

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sluggish transactions of shares/sluggish share transactions


Explanation:
One usually refers to a market or economy as being sluggish. In the case of shares, I'd focus on the transactions.

Helen D. Elliot (X)
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... a sluggish equity market and legarthy in consolidating industries/in markets in the process


Explanation:
Another possibility


Is this a reference to favourable investment opportunities?

...favourable conditions with a sluggish equity market and legarthy in consolidating industries/in markets in the process of consolidation.

Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 407
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Parrot: not lethargy?
15 mins
  -> Ooops, better get my head screwed on right, thanks!

agree  Yolanda Broad: Probably the better interp. I like "legarthy"--financial writing is usually so boring... :-)
19 mins
  -> I'm gettin used to it already ;-) Thanks, definitely boring "lethargy" here till it becomes mainstream...
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