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English translation: magnitude


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French term or phrase:grandeur
English translation:magnitude
Entered by: loulou79
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13:16 Oct 12, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Economics / responsabilité sociétal
French term or phrase: grandeur
Hi,

"L’une des études clés à ce titre est celle proposée par A. Ullmann ( ). En procédant à une revue de la littérature sur le sujet, ce dernier met en lumière les hypothèses sous-jacentes aux relations entre ces trois grandeurs. "
Would "magnitudes" be ok in this sentence?
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance!
loulou79
magnitude
Explanation:
Absolutely. Go with your first instinct.
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rkillings
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Many thanks :)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2quantitiesMarco Solinas
3 +2measurementscc in nyc
4magnituderkillings
2 +2major factorsMatthewLaSon
2 +1entitiesmimi 254


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
quantities


Explanation:
More context would help, but I think this is what they mean

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-10-12 13:21:37 GMT)
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variables is another strong possibility

Marco Solinas
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Asker: Thank you


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Theodora OB
11 mins
agree  philgoddard: I prefer "variables", which I think is spot on.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grandeurs
entities


Explanation:
need to know what "le sujet" refers to

grandeurs can be groupes, ensembles, or any other thing in context

mimi 254
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agree  Simo Blom
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
grandeurs
measurements


Explanation:
Or "activiites" ...in this context, to cover "performance économique, performance sociétale et reporting sociale."





cc in nyc
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Asker: thank you


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  piazza d
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agree  Sharon Polson
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
major factors


Explanation:
Hello,

That's how I read "grandeur" here.


I hope this helps.

MatthewLaSon
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simo Blom
19 mins
  -> Thank you, Simo! Have a nice day.
agree  njweatherdon: The others are correct as well (and maybe better depending on overall content of the paper), but I think this one is better. However, I wonder whether *general* might possibly be a little better, with grandeur referring to scope as much as measurement.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, njweatherdon! I think "general" could work well; in fact, that is what I meant by "major" (we'd need more context to be sure of anything, though). Have a nice day.
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2 days5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
magnitude


Explanation:
Absolutely. Go with your first instinct.

rkillings
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