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English translation: occasional, one-off

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French term or phrase:	ponctuel
English translation:	occasional, one-off
Entered by:	Sara Freitas

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14:23 Sep 13, 2004

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Bus/Financial - Management

French term or phrase: ponctuel

this is a tricky Faux ami. to be puctual in English is to be on time.
une recherche ponctuelle is a question of frequency. would "occasional " do?
thanks for your help

daa KudoZ activity Questions: 7 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 09:59

occasional

Explanation:
depends on context, but usually OK.
Also sometimes, "One-off".

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Sara Freitas
France
Local time: 09:59

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Summary of answers provided

3 +6

occasional

Sara Freitas

ad hoc / one-off

Johanne Bouthillier

4 +1

localized or selective or accasional research

Michel A.

from time to time

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

specific

translatol

periodic research

transjapan

Discussion entries: 1

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

occasional

Explanation:
depends on context, but usually OK.
Also sometimes, "One-off".

Sara Freitas
France
Local time: 09:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

localized or selective or accasional research

Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2004-09-13 14:34:22 GMT)
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occasional / @\"keIZ@nl / adjective
1 [event] qui se produit or qui a lieu de temps en temps; the occasional letter/cigarette une lettre/cigarette de temps en temps; they have the occasional row ils se disputent de temps en temps; occasional showers meteorology averses fpl intermittentes;
2 formal [poem, music] de circonstance.

Michel A.
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 18

58 mins confidence:

specific

Explanation:
Another possibilility. For instance, 'recherche terminologique ponctuelle' is 'specific term search', whereas 'recherche terminologique thématique' is 'subject field term search'.
Actually there are already a number of entries in the Kudoz glossaries for this word.

translatol
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

periodic research

Explanation:
This is actually used in some contexts, particularly in laboratory settings. I hope it fits yours.

transjapan
Local time: 01:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

5 hrs confidence:

from time to time

Explanation:
answer 999 :)

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

14 hrs confidence:

ad hoc / one-off

Explanation:
recherche ponctuelle does not imply any kind of regularity or even any repetition, it is not occasional

Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 7

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