dégration

English translation: degradation (also: degeneration, disintegration, and yes, dégration = dégradation)

08:23 Dec 4, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
French term or phrase: dégration
From the context, this seems to mean "dégradation", but can anyone confirm this? "ce choix de paramètre est pris sur une péiode ... afin de traduire la dégration de 1% des rendements de ces régimes"
Mary
(still bank pensions)
Mary Lalevee
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:49
English translation:degradation (also: degeneration, disintegration, and yes, dégration = dégradation)
Explanation:
Even though the word "dégration" does not appear in any French dictionary I have consulted, I have found many examples of the use of this word on the web. Every time, it seems to have been used in the sense of "dégradation". Could it be laziness, could it be ignorance? I doubt it since I also found it on a Québec government website. Are we witnessing the birth of a new word here?

Here are a few examples of what I found:

"Le DDT et ses produits de dégration sont les contaminants étudiés."
http://www.is.mcgill.ca/ACFAS/S2015.HTM

"Les trottoirs et la chaussée du bd Paul Montel représentent, par leur état de dégration un danger pour les usagers."
http://www.nice-coteazur.org/francais/mairie/compte_rendu/co...

"recherche sur les facteurs limitant la dégration microbienne de divers polluants organiques, développement de modèles mathématiques de biodégradation."
http://imlwww.epfl.ch/Etudiant/etudiants1999.htm
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Louise Atfield
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Thanks very much for confirming that. Interesting when a new word appears like that!
Mary
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nadégradation
Evert DELOOF-SYS
nadegradation (also: degeneration, disintegration, and yes, dégration = dégradation)
Louise Atfield


  

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6 mins
dégradation


Explanation:
I second this - has to be 'dégradation'

...degradation by 1 % of the profits/returns

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 287

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1 day 22 hrs
degradation (also: degeneration, disintegration, and yes, dégration = dégradation)


Explanation:
Even though the word "dégration" does not appear in any French dictionary I have consulted, I have found many examples of the use of this word on the web. Every time, it seems to have been used in the sense of "dégradation". Could it be laziness, could it be ignorance? I doubt it since I also found it on a Québec government website. Are we witnessing the birth of a new word here?

Here are a few examples of what I found:

"Le DDT et ses produits de dégration sont les contaminants étudiés."
http://www.is.mcgill.ca/ACFAS/S2015.HTM

"Les trottoirs et la chaussée du bd Paul Montel représentent, par leur état de dégration un danger pour les usagers."
http://www.nice-coteazur.org/francais/mairie/compte_rendu/co...

"recherche sur les facteurs limitant la dégration microbienne de divers polluants organiques, développement de modèles mathématiques de biodégradation."
http://imlwww.epfl.ch/Etudiant/etudiants1999.htm

Louise Atfield
PRO pts in pair: 300
Grading comment
Thanks very much for confirming that. Interesting when a new word appears like that!
Mary
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