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gisement de productivité

English translation: a savings opportunity resulting from a drop in travel represents nearly 15% of previously planned..

16:38 Jan 2, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial / Travel policy
French term or phrase: gisement de productivité
Les réflexions menées sur les économies possibles à [company] ont mis notamment en évidence un gisement de productivité, dans le domaine des voyages, de près de 15% du total des dépenses considérées.
Andrea Hall
English translation:a savings opportunity resulting from a drop in travel represents nearly 15% of previously planned..
Explanation:
..travel expenditures.


I agree with Frédéric that "gisement" is misread and possibly even misused here.

They see the drop in travel as a savings opportunity.


To paraphrase the sentence. Reflection on possible ways to save the company money brought to light the fact that there is a drop in travel that will result in savings of nearly 15% of previously planned travel expenditures.

In other words, the drop in travel is the savings opportunity that will result in savings of nearly 15% of previously budgeted expenditures for travel.
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Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 00:01
Grading comment
Thank you very much - your proposal definitely made the most sense to me. I am now awaiting confirmation that "gisement" is indeed misused here.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2gain in productivity
mckinnc
5wealth of productivity
Paul Stevens
4 +1mine of productivity
Guy Bray
5a savings opportunity resulting from a drop in travel represents nearly 15% of previously planned..
Helen D. Elliot (X)
5additional comments
Helen D. Elliot (X)
4Deposit /pool /accumulated productivity or gained/attained (level) of productivity
1964
4productivity capacity
Simon Charass
4a potential of productivity
4a potential of productivity
4a potential of productivity
4increase in productivity
Bharg Shah
4a surge of productivity
Sylvia Valls


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
wealth of productivity


Explanation:
seems to fit the context.

HTH

Paul Stevens
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 347

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Guereau: "Glissement" often implies a slip to the worse
7 mins
  -> But I think you need to look again at the phrase being translated!
agree  Linda Young (X): I agree with Paul, Frédéric, I think you misread the word
22 mins
  -> Thank you
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mine of productivity


Explanation:
or a source. Mine preserves the geological/mineral sense of gisement

Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 819

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Parrot: I like this.
8 mins
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Deposit /pool /accumulated productivity or gained/attained (level) of productivity


Explanation:
I think that refers to something like ore deposit however I dont know how sounds all these words to native ears ?
It is similar to wealth but perhaps may be translated as : gained/attained (level) of productivity

1964
Türkiye
Local time: 07:01
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in pair: 294
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
gain in productivity


Explanation:
I would normally say it like this. As you can see, this expression and productivity gains are terms in common usage:

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mckinnc
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 922

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Doney
9 hrs
agree  Patrick McKeown: definitely; how about potential gain in productivity of ....
18 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
productivity capacity


Explanation:
In my opinion "le gisement" in this context refers to the capacity of the company to increase it's productivity by xx%.

Simon Charass
Canada
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 230
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a potential of productivity


Explanation:
A gisement of productivity evoques the idea of possibility of wealth that is dormant till exploited. Therefore I chose the word "potential" as the yield can be certain only once folowed by exploitation.


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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a potential of productivity


Explanation:
A gisement of productivity evoques the idea of possibility of wealth that is dormant till exploited. Therefore I chose the word "potential" as the yield can be certain only once folowed by exploitation.


Native speaker of:

13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a potential of productivity


Explanation:
A gisement of productivity evoques the idea of possibility of wealth that is dormant till exploited. Therefore I chose the word "potential" as the yield can be certain only once folowed by exploitation.


Native speaker of:

23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
increase in productivity


Explanation:
I think this sounds pretty good!!

Bharg Shah
India
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 94
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a savings opportunity resulting from a drop in travel represents nearly 15% of previously planned..


Explanation:
..travel expenditures.


I agree with Frédéric that "gisement" is misread and possibly even misused here.

They see the drop in travel as a savings opportunity.


To paraphrase the sentence. Reflection on possible ways to save the company money brought to light the fact that there is a drop in travel that will result in savings of nearly 15% of previously planned travel expenditures.

In other words, the drop in travel is the savings opportunity that will result in savings of nearly 15% of previously budgeted expenditures for travel.

Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 407
Grading comment
Thank you very much - your proposal definitely made the most sense to me. I am now awaiting confirmation that "gisement" is indeed misused here.
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1 day 59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
additional comments


Explanation:
Another possibile interpretation is that it was a direct reference to an (overall) "drop in productivity" (note the commas to offeset what follows; a specific reference to what that drop represents in savings regarding planned travel expenditures.

You decide (once you've consulted your client, of course)

Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 407
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a surge of productivity


Explanation:
Case ´´gisement´´ is the correct word it may be referring to a rise in productivity equal to 15% of the total expenditures considered...

Sylvia Valls
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 8
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