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French: baisse de la transparence

English translation: reduced transparency



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French term or phrase:baisse de la transparence
English translation:reduced transparency
Entered by:canaria
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Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
French term or phrase: baisse de la transparence
What is the opposite to greater transparency? Less, reduced ...?
canaria
United Kingdom
reduced transparency
Explanation:
at first sight this would be a good translation

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-01-12 12:29:43 GMT)
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there are plenty of examples on financial websites, e.g. from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
http://www.sec.gov/rules/concept/s71401/tyle1.htm
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Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3reduced transparencyAndre de Vries
4 +2less transparency
Michael Lotz


  

Answers

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
less transparency

Explanation:
greater vs. lesser

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-01-12 12:26:08 GMT)
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the opposite of reduced is increased; the opposite of greater is lesser. Or so it woud seem...

Michael Lotz
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kate Hudson
1 min
  -> thanks Kate

agree Denise DeVries: or lower transparency
8 mins
  -> thanks Denise
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
reduced transparency

Explanation:
at first sight this would be a good translation

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-01-12 12:29:43 GMT)
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there are plenty of examples on financial websites, e.g. from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
http://www.sec.gov/rules/concept/s71401/tyle1.htm

Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Note from asker to answerer
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kate Hudson
1 min
  -> thanks

agree Sylvia Smith
56 mins

agree Mikaele
1 hr
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