Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en amont
English translation:
as a first step
Added to glossary by
Steven Geller
Feb 19, 2002 11:22
22 yrs ago
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French term
en amont
French to English
Other
Les systèmes de rémunération ne sont jamais mis en place dans un cadre expérimental. L’étude est menée en amont au regard des besoins constatés.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | as a first step |
Steven Geller
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| 4 +9 | before / prior to |
Jacek Krankowski (X)
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| 4 +6 | upstream |
Guereau
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| 5 +1 | ahead of... |
Pat Begg
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| 4 | before the established needs arise |
Martin Schmurr
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| 4 | beforehand |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Proposed translations
46 mins
Steven Geller
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
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1246
Selected
as a first step
A study is conducted as a first step in developing the requirements definition.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think that of all the replies this one brought me closest to the right translation. Thank you! "
+9
3 mins
Jacek Krankowski (X)
Jacek Krankowski (X)
Working daily with international lawyers
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Italian to Polish
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Related KudoZ points
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98
before / prior to
JK
Peer comment(s):
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Alexandra Hague
0 min
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Gert Vercauteren
1 min
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Martine Gabriel
5 mins
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| agree |
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
: Tout à fait approprié dans ce contexte.
17 mins
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| agree |
Bharg Shah
26 mins
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| agree |
ALI DJEBLI
36 mins
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eelisha
52 mins
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Nicola Da Si (X)
56 mins
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GerardP
2 hrs
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+6
6 mins
upstream
Just like in the "technical" fields.
See LGDT:
Domaine(s)
finance
upstream
In business usage, further back in the process of production or distribution.
amont, en loc
Mouvement d'une activité ou d'une opération financière se déroulant du bas vers le haut.
Notes :
Il peut s'agir de la relation hiérarchique impliquant les filiales et la société mère, les prêts et emprunts effectués entre ces dernières, etc. Les intérêts en amont d'une entreprise sont ses participations dans la société mère. La « Loi sur les banques » interdit ce type de participation.
((Domaine d'emploi indiqué dans la source citée :)) activités financières.
[Office de la langue française, 1996]
See LGDT:
Domaine(s)
finance
upstream
In business usage, further back in the process of production or distribution.
amont, en loc
Mouvement d'une activité ou d'une opération financière se déroulant du bas vers le haut.
Notes :
Il peut s'agir de la relation hiérarchique impliquant les filiales et la société mère, les prêts et emprunts effectués entre ces dernières, etc. Les intérêts en amont d'une entreprise sont ses participations dans la société mère. La « Loi sur les banques » interdit ce type de participation.
((Domaine d'emploi indiqué dans la source citée :)) activités financières.
[Office de la langue française, 1996]
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
sjpereira
: This is right
25 mins
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| agree |
Pierre POUSSIN
36 mins
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| agree |
PaulaMac (X)
57 mins
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| agree |
wflyer (X)
: absolument. This applies to other fields as well
2 hrs
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| agree |
Yolanda Broad
3 hrs
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French_Engl
1 day 9 hrs
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16 mins
before the established needs arise
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4 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4638
beforehand
I agree with the suggestions of "upstream" and "prior to". Never the less, to render the sentence in as natural a way as possible, it sprung to my mind that it might be translated as follows :
"In view of the requirements which have become clear, the study is being carried out beforehand."
It would appear that the company (?) has become aware of the need to set up a new pay structure, but they are (perhaps in answer to another's suggestion) stating that no such structure can ever be set up on an experimental basis. In other words, the needs are clear, and a new structure may well be set up, but not until a study has been carried out to assess needs clearly.
"In view of the requirements which have become clear, the study is being carried out beforehand."
It would appear that the company (?) has become aware of the need to set up a new pay structure, but they are (perhaps in answer to another's suggestion) stating that no such structure can ever be set up on an experimental basis. In other words, the needs are clear, and a new structure may well be set up, but not until a study has been carried out to assess needs clearly.
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