Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
back-of-an-envelope (adj.)
French translation:
Approximatif
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Olivier San Léandro
Dec 20, 2003 08:31
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English term
Business/financial/legal translations
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
an ad-hoc back-of-an-envelope model
English to French
Bus/Financial
cette expression 'back-of-an-envelope' revient souvent dans mon texte.
merci d'avance
merci d'avance
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +1 | Approximatif |
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| 4 | fait sur le moment, en brouillon |
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Approximatif
Expression signifiant "approximatif" selon le Hachette-Oxford:
back-of-the-envelope adjective [calculation] approximatif/-ive.
Cela pourrait donc donner, selon le contexte, "un modèle approximatif improvisé/temporaire"
HTH, Olivier
back-of-the-envelope adjective [calculation] approximatif/-ive.
Cela pourrait donc donner, selon le contexte, "un modèle approximatif improvisé/temporaire"
HTH, Olivier
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Comment: "merci pour votre aide. bon week-end."
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fait sur le moment, en brouillon
dans un restaurant par exemple (similar to back of a napkin)
this is describing the excitement of the moment
a model which was "invented" spontaneously, as opposed to something which took 10 teams 2 full years of research to develop
this is describing the excitement of the moment
a model which was "invented" spontaneously, as opposed to something which took 10 teams 2 full years of research to develop
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