This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. English

continental growth of UK operations

English translation: continual growth (original term was typo)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:continental growth of UK operations
Selected answer:continual growth (original term was typo)
Entered by: Peter Linton (X)

15:52 Dec 20, 2003
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: continental growth of UK operations
• Responsibility to meet sales plans and business objectives to ensure continental growth of UK operations.
aivo roos
Estonia
Local time: 19:03
continual growth
Explanation:
My first guess was the same as the experts above. But then doubts set in. Given that we are presumably talking about someone who is being given autonomy in the UK (see earlier question about "considerable interface" from the same asker), then it's hard to reconcile that autonomy with continental growth. To say "ensure continental growth of UK operations" strikes me as a complete non-sequitur. Had it said "to expand continental growth", or "to expand UK operations to the Continent", I would agree with the earlier answers. So I think this might again be an example of a verbal mix-up, writing continental instead of continual. To my mind, continual is much more logical; alternatively, ensure should be expand. But as before, I am just guessing.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-12-20 18:44:24 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The more I think about it, the harder it is to imagine a Swiss company wanting an autonomous British unit to ensure \"continental growth\" of UK operations on mainland Europe. Everything is different -- accounting methods, legal environments, currencies, sales techniques, culture, to name but a few. What about the sacred tea break?
I used to work for a big multinational, and the policy was very definitely to run national organisations with local staff.

Having said that, it\'s also hard to imagine someone confusing \"continental\" with \"continual\".
Selected response from:

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 17:03
Grading comment
hi,

thank you.

regards,
aivo roos (mr)
estonia
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5below
Cilian O'Tuama
5 +3growth of United Kingdon operations to the entire continent
Marian Greenfield
1 +2continual growth
Peter Linton (X)


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
continental growth of uk operations
growth of United Kingdon operations to the entire continent


Explanation:
in other words, throughout Europe

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 732

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
7 mins
agree  Will Matter
3 hrs
agree  chica nueva
7 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
below


Explanation:
to ensure that UK operations grow in "continental Europe"

In GB, the (European) 'continent' is synonymous with 'mainland Europe'

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 455

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
1 min
agree  NancyLynn: as in ;-)
6 mins
agree  swisstell: hey Nancy: "Europe cut off by fog" - an ever older saying
20 mins
agree  Will Matter
3 hrs
agree  Empty Whiskey Glass
6 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
continual growth


Explanation:
My first guess was the same as the experts above. But then doubts set in. Given that we are presumably talking about someone who is being given autonomy in the UK (see earlier question about "considerable interface" from the same asker), then it's hard to reconcile that autonomy with continental growth. To say "ensure continental growth of UK operations" strikes me as a complete non-sequitur. Had it said "to expand continental growth", or "to expand UK operations to the Continent", I would agree with the earlier answers. So I think this might again be an example of a verbal mix-up, writing continental instead of continual. To my mind, continual is much more logical; alternatively, ensure should be expand. But as before, I am just guessing.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-12-20 18:44:24 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The more I think about it, the harder it is to imagine a Swiss company wanting an autonomous British unit to ensure \"continental growth\" of UK operations on mainland Europe. Everything is different -- accounting methods, legal environments, currencies, sales techniques, culture, to name but a few. What about the sacred tea break?
I used to work for a big multinational, and the policy was very definitely to run national organisations with local staff.

Having said that, it\'s also hard to imagine someone confusing \"continental\" with \"continual\".


Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 139
Grading comment
hi,

thank you.

regards,
aivo roos (mr)
estonia

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Knowles: I think you're right again! It sound like mixed up English again.
7 mins
agree  chica nueva: Agree. From the context it is hard to follow, if indeed the UK is the foreign market, and the HQ is in continental Europe.
6 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search