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point d'equilibre

English translation: a point of equilibrium

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French term or phrase:point d'equilibre
English translation:a point of equilibrium
Entered by: Helen Jordan

16:25 Nov 29, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: point d'equilibre
In a financial report

Si l’on voulait résumer le comportement des marchés financiers jusqu’à Octobre 2004 par un seul mot, ce serait « terne ».
Peu de volatilité, comme si soudainement toutes les classes d’actifs s’étaient immobilisées sur un point d’équilibre.

TIA for any help
Helen Jordan
Local time: 09:38
a point of equilibrium
Explanation:
as if suddenly, all types of stocks had come to rest at a point of perfect equilibrium.

That is, no changes in price as demand and supply were perfectly matched

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-11-29 16:38:16 GMT)
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I knew people would suggest break-even point! It\'s not quite the same thing. A break even point is the point at which the income/revenue from an activity matches the costs of carrying it out. After the break-even point, the activity can be said to be profitable.
What we\'re talking about here is a point at which a market (not an activity) is in perfect balance, with little or no price changes, because, as I said, the supply and the demand match.
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Charlie Bavington
Local time: 09:38
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Thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3a point of equilibrium
Charlie Bavington
3break-even (point)
Eva Blanar
3 -1balance point
DocteurPC


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
break-even (point)


Explanation:


Eva Blanar
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Local time: 10:38
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
3 mins
disagree  Charlie Bavington: no, not the same thing, please see my added note
6 mins
  -> speaking about economic theory, I agree with you, but speaking about investments, I think, break-even is still correct (e.g. http://www.ecn.nl/docs/library/report/2004/rx04068.pdf), it seems that everybody is at the money and there is no upward potential
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
balance point


Explanation:
or break-even point

DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 04:38
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Charlie Bavington: break-even point is not really the same thing, please see my added note. Balance point is closer to the meaning, except we don't really say that in English - not in the UK anyway.
5 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a point of equilibrium


Explanation:
as if suddenly, all types of stocks had come to rest at a point of perfect equilibrium.

That is, no changes in price as demand and supply were perfectly matched

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-11-29 16:38:16 GMT)
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I knew people would suggest break-even point! It\'s not quite the same thing. A break even point is the point at which the income/revenue from an activity matches the costs of carrying it out. After the break-even point, the activity can be said to be profitable.
What we\'re talking about here is a point at which a market (not an activity) is in perfect balance, with little or no price changes, because, as I said, the supply and the demand match.

Charlie Bavington
Local time: 09:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 121
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Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  canaria
1 min
agree  Crystal Samples
3 mins
agree  Eva Blanar: there is nothing wrong with using this expression: break-even is an equilibrium
1 hr
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