Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

dimensionner un projet

English translation:

size up a project

Added to glossary by veratek
Jan 22, 2013 18:16
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French term

dimensionner un projet

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What would you use in the case of a project that's a hardware+software solution?

Discussion

chris collister Jan 23, 2013:
Dimensionner...? In a few cases, this really does mean "dimension", ie. give actual dimensions to a tank or some other structure. More generally, it just means "design", recognising, of course, that francophones use the words "design", conception" and "dimensionner" in subtly different ways.

Proposed translations

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size up a project

size up a project (if you mean "assess the size of a project").
Example sentence:

If you\'re calling on a prospect for the first time in order to size up a project and submit an estimate...

Note from asker:
Yes: "assess the size of a project"
Yes, Matthew, thank you for your good suggestion. In this case, not so formal is better.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yolanda Broad
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thank you Yolanda
agree MatthewLaSon : or "assess the scope of the project" - depends on how formal or informal you want to be.
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yes, you're absolutely right
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you."
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flesh out a project

flesh out: to make something more detailed, bigger, or fuller.
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structure a project / project structuring

Maybe?
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