taking stock

French translation: faire l'inventaire

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English term or phrase:taking stock
French translation:faire l'inventaire
Entered by: Jean-Gabriel Piette

19:19 Nov 5, 2003
English to French translations [PRO]
/ Transports - Canada
English term or phrase: taking stock
Transportation in remote communities -- a taking stock exercise

Désolé, j'ai pas mieux...
Jean-Gabriel Piette
Canada
Faire le bilan ... faire l'inventaire ...
Explanation:
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Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 20:01
Grading comment
Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Faire le bilan ... faire l'inventaire ...
Jean-Claude Gouin
3 +2un bilan (dans le sens d'une évaluation)
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +1faire le point
NatalieD
3 +1fastidieux
eirinn


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
un bilan (dans le sens d'une évaluation)


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-11-05 19:24:29 (GMT)
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ou une évaluation selon contexte

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 02:01
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 75574

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
1 hr

agree  Yolanda Broad
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Faire le bilan ... faire l'inventaire ...


Explanation:
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Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 636
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
1 hr
  -> Merci NancyLynn ...

agree  Robintech: OK pour inventaire
12 hrs
  -> Merci Robintech ...
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fastidieux


Explanation:
dans le sens ou ca prend beaucoup de temps et il faut savoir où on va donc être précis.
Fastidieux est peut-être un peu trop péjoratif. Ca dépend du contexte.

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Note added at 2003-11-05 19:52:57 (GMT)
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une opération fastidieuse

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Note added at 2003-11-05 19:54:31 (GMT)
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je ne pense pas qu\'il s\'agisse d\'un bilan réel, mais d\'une comparaison avec ce que représente l\'activité de faire les stocks

eirinn
Canada
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 100

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
16 mins
  -> merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
faire le point


Explanation:
Il ne s'agit pas tant de faire l'inventaire que de faire le point sur la situation

NatalieD
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 867

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
23 mins
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