Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
matériel de pointe
English translation:
state-of-the-art material/equipment
French term
Engg. Grad. with > 12 yrs. in IT firm
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
matériel de pointe
I don't understand what matériel de pointe means.
The context:
Les pratiquants de sport de combat et les arts martiaux ont besoins de matériel de qualité, d’un service, d’une écoute. Les sports de combats et arts martiaux sont, à l’inverse de ce qu’on pourrait croire, des disciplines qui requière un matériel de pointe. Très souvent le grand public n’a pas conscience que l’équipement joue un rôle essentiel dans la réussite de la pratique du sport.
Your help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Uma
| 4 +13 | state-of-the-art material/equipment |
ChrisGT
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| 5 | high-tech equipment / gear |
Simon Khoury
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| 4 | the latest/sophisticated |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Mar 12, 2008 11:52: suezen changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (1): writeaway
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Proposed translations
state-of-the-art material/equipment
the latest/sophisticated
Lebanon
Scientist with a knack for linguistics.
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to English
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