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une dimension à la fois conjoncturelle et structurelle

English translation: cyclical and structural aspects


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10:43 Mar 7, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
French term or phrase: une dimension à la fois conjoncturelle et structurelle
La crise actuelle de la zone euro doit être resituée dans une perspective plus large qui est celle d’une crise financière mondiale qui a eu une dimension à la fois conjoncturelle et structurelle

la crise conjoncturelle began in 2007 USA, crise de liquidité et bancaire (faillite Lehman Brothers)
veratek
France
Local time: 02:35
English translation:cyclical and structural aspects
Explanation:
I would reword the sentence as follows:

"The current crisis of the eurozone should be seen from the more general standpoint of a worldwide financial crisis with cyclical and structural aspects."

In other circumstances, I'd go for "a worldwide financial cyclical and structural crisis", but that is too much "-al" for my taste.

"Cyclical" is often used to translate "conjoncturel" in such contexts:

http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?sourceoverride...
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Local time: 02:35
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Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2cyclical and structural aspects
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
4 +1a dimension both conjunctural and structural
kashew


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cyclical and structural aspects


Explanation:
I would reword the sentence as follows:

"The current crisis of the eurozone should be seen from the more general standpoint of a worldwide financial crisis with cyclical and structural aspects."

In other circumstances, I'd go for "a worldwide financial cyclical and structural crisis", but that is too much "-al" for my taste.

"Cyclical" is often used to translate "conjoncturel" in such contexts:

http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?sourceoverride...

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: as long as "cyclical and structural" are both mentioned; the text says that this cycle began in 2007 in the USA
3 hrs
agree  philgoddard: Or simply "which was both cyclical and structural"
5 hrs
neutral  kashew: Maybe you are right, but I don't understand how cyclical can mean conjunctural.
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a dimension both conjunctural and structural


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 heure (2011-03-07 12:27:45 GMT)
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http://blog.gilbertreid.com/index.php?m=11&y=08&entry=entry0...

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Note added at 1 heure (2011-03-07 12:28:51 GMT)
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or "both conjunctural and structural dimensions/aspects".

kashew
France
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Talavera
41 mins
  -> Thank you, neighbour!
neutral  philgoddard: Your first suggestion is wrong because you've retained the French word order.
3 hrs
  -> Not wrong - a question of style.
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