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se tasser

English translation: slacken

13:29 Mar 24, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / economic forecasts
French term or phrase: se tasser
les taux longs devraient se tasser. .....

la moyenne sur toute l'année devrait se situer autour de 63 USD le baril en raison du tassement de la demande mondiale du au ralentissement economuqe


Does this mean level out or drop, shrink. Many thanks
Zonia Clissold
Local time: 15:14
English translation:slacken
Explanation:
IMO 'se tasser' includes the possibility of (merely) levelling off but with a strong suggestion of subsiding, falling back. The most you can be sure of is that it means 'not rising', whereas levelling off implies 'not falling'.
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rkillings
United States
Local time: 06:14
Grading comment
Many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3level off
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +2slacken
rkillings
3fall back, drop back, reduce
Bourth (X)
3to slow down
Jock


  

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fall back, drop back, reduce


Explanation:
IMHO

Bourth (X)
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
level off


Explanation:
another option

CMJ_Trans (X)
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Foley
23 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  cjohnstone
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to slow down


Explanation:
Pour la demande.

Jock
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
slacken


Explanation:
IMO 'se tasser' includes the possibility of (merely) levelling off but with a strong suggestion of subsiding, falling back. The most you can be sure of is that it means 'not rising', whereas levelling off implies 'not falling'.

rkillings
United States
Local time: 06:14
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1140
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvia Smith
5 hrs
agree  Gina W
2 days 34 mins
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