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with less than half the magnitude

French translation: mais avec moins de la moitié de l'intensité/la magnitude

20:31 Feb 1, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: with less than half the magnitude
Comment rendre cette expression dans la phrase "they have opposite sign but with less than half the magnitude".
serge13
France
Local time: 07:29
French translation:mais avec moins de la moitié de l'intensité/la magnitude
Explanation:
Quel est le contexte?
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CrisEon
Local time: 07:29
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Merci
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3mais avec moins de la moitié de l'intensité/la magnitude
CrisEon
4avec moitié moins d’ampleur / d’importance
Kipso (X)
3mais sont d'une amplitude deux fois moindre
FX Fraipont (X)
3sont de signe opposé et ont un ordre de grandeur du simple au double
Aitor Aizpuru
3(Ils sont de signe opposé et) d'ampleur (magnitude, selon le contexte) inférieure à la moitié
Guy Raedersdorf


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mais sont d'une amplitude deux fois moindre


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sont de signe opposé et ont un ordre de grandeur du simple au double


Explanation:
Je suppose que l´on compare 2 valeurs numériques, l´une positive, l´autre négative, mais dont la valeur absolue est différente, allant du simple au double. Plus de contexte serait utile.

Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mais avec moins de la moitié de l'intensité/la magnitude


Explanation:
Quel est le contexte?

CrisEon
Local time: 07:29
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Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  emiledgar: yes, intensité
12 mins
  -> merci
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
6 hrs
  -> merci
agree  mimi 254
12 hrs
  -> merci
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
avec moitié moins d’ampleur / d’importance


Explanation:
Le contexte serait toutefois utile dans ce cas.

Kipso (X)
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(Ils sont de signe opposé et) d'ampleur (magnitude, selon le contexte) inférieure à la moitié


Explanation:
Ils sont de signe opposé et d'ampleur (grandeur, magnitude, taille, valeur, selon le contexte) inférieure à la moitié

Une idée
Je suppose qu'il s'agit de signaux ou de moments


    Reference: http://www.mediadico.com/dictionnaire/anglais-francais/magni...
    Reference: http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/magnitude
Guy Raedersdorf
Netherlands
Local time: 07:29
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