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more of a stretch

French translation: plus difficile/délicat - plus aléatoire

09:43 Mar 16, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: more of a stretch
This is more of a stretch for XXX, but is largely comparable with the norm except for 4 categories.

Dans un document de management, on compare les résultats d'un sondage d'opinion pour XXX à une norme, ce dans plusieurs catégories de réponses.

Connaissez-vous l'expression "more of a stretch" ?

Merci
Sophie Borel
France
Local time: 22:16
French translation:plus difficile/délicat - plus aléatoire
Explanation:
something that is "a bit of more a stretch" is something that requires a bit more effort, is a bit more "tiré par les cheveux (in some contexts)

Est-ce que cela pourrait coller dans le contexte ?
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 22:16
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2plus difficile/délicat - plus aléatoire
CMJ_Trans (X)
4un peu extrapolé
Bertrand Besancon
3représente plus qu'une progression
Euqinimod (X)
3plus ambitieux
Emma Paulay
2 -1décevant
BusterK


Discussion entries: 1





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
décevant


Explanation:
c'est un résultat décevant pour XXX, mais conforme à la norme

fonction de la nature de XXX

BusterK
Local time: 22:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 201
Notes to answerer
Asker: XXX is the name of a company branch.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: I can't see any way one can make the leap from 'stretch' to décevant'
11 hrs
  -> my mistake!
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
représente plus qu'une progression


Explanation:
Le contexte permet-il de savoir s'il y a une nuance d'excès péjoratif dans "stetch" ?

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 22:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 120
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
plus difficile/délicat - plus aléatoire


Explanation:
something that is "a bit of more a stretch" is something that requires a bit more effort, is a bit more "tiré par les cheveux (in some contexts)

Est-ce que cela pourrait coller dans le contexte ?

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 22:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 398
Grading comment
Merci à tous pour votre aide

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  katsy: agree with your interpretation; the context seems to make this more likely than Emma's suggestion
3 hrs
agree  Tony M
10 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
plus ambitieux


Explanation:
pourrait peut-être coller

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 22:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  katsy: think this is a good translation, from what context we have I'd go more with CMJ_Trans
2 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un peu extrapolé


Explanation:
C'est un peu extrapolé pour XXX, c'est à dire que les résultats de XXX se rapprochent de la norme.

Bertrand Besancon
Local time: 16:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24
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