This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. French to English
  3. Business/Commerce (general)

apprivoisement

English translation: approvisionement: supply

15:01 Mar 29, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: apprivoisement
Cette valeur ajoutée se retrouve aussi dans la sélection de bons fournisseurs qui nous garantiront un service de qualité, et la possibilité d’un apprivoisement rapide permettant de réduire nos stocks
MSH
Local time: 16:23
English translation:approvisionement: supply
Explanation:
rather than taming: apprivoisement...maybe the writer was having them on
Selected response from:

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9approvisionement: supply
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +1Procurement
Claudine Seynaeve


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
approvisionement: supply


Explanation:
rather than taming: apprivoisement...maybe the writer was having them on

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 441

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonja Schuberth-Kreutzer: approvision*n*ement
3 mins
agree  cmwilliams (X): approvisionnement
8 mins
agree  peekay: YES, SUPPLY
13 mins
agree  Hacene: unless suppliers live in wild herds and need to be tamed, I entirely agree with you
43 mins
agree  RHELLER: U.S. usage
1 hr
agree  Madeleine Pérusse: Definitely ... it has to be approvisionnement!
11 hrs
agree  NatalieD
1 day 3 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 day 17 hrs
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: approvisioNNement ...
2 days 12 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
apprivoisement Approvisionnement
Procurement


Explanation:
'Achats et Approvosionnement' words which are used very often in e-business are translated by 'purchasing and procurement', so i would recommend using procurement

Claudine Seynaeve
Canada
Local time: 11:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kalyani Menon
1 hr
  -> thanks Kalyani
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search