Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

friction

French translation:

les frictions

Added to glossary by Cyril Tollari
Dec 13, 2019 10:09
4 yrs ago
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English term

friction

English to French Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Contexte : système automatisé de stokage et préparation de commandes.

The mall of the future needs to reduce friction and support concepts bridging the online and in-store experience.

Je ne saisis pas très bien le sens de "friction" ici. Avez-vous des idées? Merci
Proposed translations (French)
4 +3 les frictions
3 -1 désaccord
Change log

Dec 27, 2019 13:14: Cyril Tollari Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lorraine Dubuc Dec 13, 2019:
Donc régler ce qui accroche. Ou éviter les désagréments, si on veut.
Cyril Tollari Dec 13, 2019:
https://autostoresystem.com/redefine/shopping-mall/
'Redefining the shopping mall experience' est le contexte.

Réduire les frictions, c'est un concept de marketing qui vise à rendre l'expérience client la plus 'frictionless' possible, ie simplifier la vie du client.
https://marketingclient.lesechos.fr/contre-champ/frictionles...
Lorraine Dubuc Dec 13, 2019:
Pourrait-il s'agir de conflits de logistique? Le centre commercial de l'avenir devra pouvoir réduire au minimum les conflits de logistique et favoriser un style commercial permettant de faire le pont entre le commerce en ligne et en magasin? (Qui dit commerce en ligne dit aussi divers modes d'expédition poste, camion, courrier, alors pouvoir accommoder un achalandage d'acheteurs à la fois physiques et virtuels (aires de stationnement, d'expédition/réception, TI) etc.).
Christine HOUDY Dec 13, 2019:
réduire l'obstacle ?
Tony M Dec 13, 2019:
@ Asker OK, so maybe it is talking about trying to integrate the online and in-store warehouses, and avoiding clashing between the two activities?
Elise Tiberghien (asker) Dec 13, 2019:
HI Yet, it refers to a shopping mall
Tony M Dec 13, 2019:
@ Asker I suspect it probably means "clashing between different things" — but whether this is in a very literal sense of customer flows (congestion, blocking access, discouraging shoppers, etc.) or in a more figurative sense, conflicts between different activities, issues around drawing stock for fulfilling online orders or for in-store purchase, etc., I have no idea!
Tony M Dec 13, 2019:
@ Asker: Context? Is this reference to 'mall' referring literally to a shopping mall (I note the mention of 'in-store experience') — or some jargon reference to (part of) a warehouse?

Proposed translations

+3
3 hrs
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les frictions

reduce friction
réduire les frictions

Sans contexte, cette traduction marchera dans tous les cas, au sens propre comme au figuré.

https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/friction
Peer comment(s):

agree Daryo
4 hrs
Merci !
agree Chakib Roula : Contacts physiques.
19 hrs
Merci
agree Michael Confais (X)
1 day 1 hr
Merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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21 mins

désaccord

Je ne connais pas bien le contexte mais on peut supposer qu'il y a des désaccords entre ceux qui font leurs courses en boutique et ceux qui les font sur le net. Il y a en quelque sorte deux écoles et il peut y avoir des frictions/désaccords entre elles.
Mais cela reste une suggestion
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : I don't believe this is literally between groups of people; I suspect it is more about physical 'conflits' between the various activities taking place simultaneously.
22 mins
disagree Daryo : the "frictions" are between the procedures when selling online and in physical shops. That much can be figured out fairly easily.
9 hrs
Daryo, some of your comments are really superfluous when you disagree. You can disagree without being unpleasant
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