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rising numbers

French translation: le nombre croissant d'immigrants ....

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English term or phrase:rising numbers
French translation:le nombre croissant d'immigrants ....
Entered by: JH Trads

09:23 Oct 11, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: rising numbers
The work itself reflected popular concerns about the rising nimbers of non-British immigrants
marie greenslade
le nombre croissant d'immigrants ....
Explanation:
ou encore:
les chiffres croissants de l'immigration
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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 22:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3le nombre croissant d'immigrants ....
JH Trads
5les flux croissants d'immigrants
JH Trads
5le nombre grandissant d'immigrants
Helen D. Elliot (X)
4le nombre de plus en plus grand
yacine
3la population croissante
Lilla (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
le nombre croissant d'immigrants ....


Explanation:
ou encore:
les chiffres croissants de l'immigration

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1109
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agree  peterver: i prefer nombre to flux
1 hr
  -> merci Peter
agree  Helen D. Elliot (X): "le nombre croissant" is clearest
1 hr
  -> merci Helen, tu as raison, c'est plus specifique
agree  gilbertluc: le nombre croissant. OK
3 hrs
  -> merci Gilbert
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
les flux croissants d'immigrants


Explanation:
Hi Marie,

flux is much in use for these matters

among other possibilities:

les quantités croissantes d'immigrants
le décompte croissant d'....


JH Trads
United States
Local time: 22:44
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
le nombre grandissant d'immigrants


Explanation:
I like Hugo's first suggestion best. No plural.

"le *nombre* croissant..."

Keep the singular. In English, two ideas have been confused.

[immigrants arriving]in growing *numbers*

the growing *number* of immigrants



Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le nombre de plus en plus grand


Explanation:
HTH
Yacine


yacine
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la population croissante


Explanation:
J'aurais traduis par "population", peut etre par soucis d'humanite...

Lilla (X)
Local time: 04:44
PRO pts in pair: 12
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