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à la concentration

English translation: consolidation


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French term or phrase: à la concentration
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This is a brief European railway document concerning future expansion plans, etc. I think I have this sentence okay, except for the use of :à la concentration--- for which I have used 'merging'
Could you please provide feedback on this please.

"Au plan industriel, à la concentration, souvent au niveau européen ou parfois au niveau mondial, s’ajoute l’arrivée de nouveaux acteurs industriels venus de l’automobile de l’aéronautique ou du secteur des TIC et dont la stratégie est désormais de se développer fortement sur le marché du ferroviaire."


Thanks and bon weekend,

Richard
Richard Levy
United States
Local time: 10:30
English translation:consolidation
Explanation:
like building up and rationalizing a company's activities?

The key is undoubtedly "industriel" which implies the company's activities rather than the company itself
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Graham macLachlan
France
Local time: 16:30
Grading comment
Hi Graham...thanks again for your help!@
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Summary of answers provided
4focusing the industrial plan* and wathever before industrialolua
4to integrationMichel F. Morin
3concentration or to the concentration
russhitech
1 +1consolidation
Graham macLachlan


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focusing the industrial plan* and wathever before industrial


Explanation:
The industrial plan, which is often the focus of what is before & wathever plan the subject may have after that...

olua
United States
Local time: 10:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Asker: Thanks very much Olua!@

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
concentration or to the concentration


Explanation:
At industrial level, concentration (to the concentration), often at European level or sometimes global,

russhitech
Cameroon
Local time: 16:30
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Asker: Merci beaucoup Russhitech pour votre assistance!@

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
consolidation


Explanation:
like building up and rationalizing a company's activities?

The key is undoubtedly "industriel" which implies the company's activities rather than the company itself


Graham macLachlan
France
Local time: 16:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 289
Grading comment
Hi Graham...thanks again for your help!@
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much Graham!@


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Detre: Agree with "consolidation" but not your interpretation. I think the sentence is saying that, on the one hand, there is industry consolidation, and on the other hand there are new market entrants
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  -> thanks, it all goes into the mixing pot
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to integration


Explanation:
"Integration" is the most usual (see web ref), with expressions such as "vertical integration" (concentration verticale), or "horizontal integration" (concentration horizontale) -which obviously seems to be the case here.

"Business combination" could do too: but it is less frequent...


    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/BTML/FRA/r_Motclef/index800...
Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 16:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 14
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Asker: Thnak you Michel. Bon weekend!

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