leading / trailing indicators

French translation: indicateurs avancés / tardifs

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English term or phrase:	leading / trailing indicators
French translation:	indicateurs avancés / tardifs
Entered by:	olivier dournes

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10:22 Nov 27, 2006

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Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / safety

English term or phrase: leading / trailing indicators

In a safety based document, the sentence is :

"The Safety Process is focused on activities (leading indicators), not accident results (trailing indicators)"

I can't get anything for "trailing" and "leading"... Thanks for your help.

olivier dournes KudoZ activity Questions: 44 (none open) Answers: 33
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indicateurs avancés / tardifs

Explanation:
D'après le Meertens, "leading indicator" correspond à indicateur avancé ou précurseur.
D'après la référence ci-dessous dans un contexte de sécurité, indicateur tardif pourrait bien corespondre à trailing indicator.

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Merci !

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indicateurs avancés

Laurence Bourel

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indicateurs avancés / tardifs

Beth Varley

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indicateurs avancés / tardifs

Beth Varley
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Merci !

30 mins confidence:

leading indicators indicateurs avancés

Explanation:
cf Guide anglais-français de la traduction de René Meertens et Terminologie bancaire financière et économique JM Cicile

trailing, je ne sais pas. Je connais "lagging indicators": indicateurs retardés

Laurence Bourel
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