mesure d'âge

English translation: measures of age ; ways of measuring age ; methods of age assessment

21:54 Oct 23, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: mesure d'âge
context: staffing policy of a large corp.
mandatory retirement? -- something to do with laying off employees beyond a certain age.
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Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 04:59
English translation:measures of age ; ways of measuring age ; methods of age assessment
Explanation:
I found this in context from your question on "plan social". Assuming therefore that in context it reads :

"il est indispensable de bénéficier de ces mesures d'age au-delà de celles dont la société bénéficie dans les projets de plans sociaux annuels".

I understand this as you do, viz., a way in which age is assessed in the given context : a means of determining a cut-off point, a basis of working out who is to stay and who is to go.

Perhaps you could use something like

measure of age, assessment of age, way of assessing age, age scale (if a specific one does exist), scale of ages

In fact, the French word "barème" keeps coming to mind. Measures, sliding scales, assessment grids whatever...

All the best

Nikki
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 10:59
Grading comment
Thanks Nikki. I agree with your assessment and I think I'm going to use "age policy" since it is about equivalent and has similar connotations.
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Summary of answers provided
nameasure dictaded by age
Mats Wiman
naAge Clause.
Luis Luis
nameasures of age ; ways of measuring age ; methods of age assessment
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4 hrs
measure dictaded by age


Explanation:
lacking more context (preferably a whole sentence) this is my best guess


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Mats Wiman
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8 hrs
Age Clause.


Explanation:
This may not always mean/refer to mandatory retirement. It could be some profession where young people are preferred over older people. For example, in Hollywood the old play writers are suing for descrimination because nobody will hire them to write or edit any work for television.
Years ago all the hostesses in airplanes had to be young.

Regards.
Luis Luis

Luis Luis
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8 hrs
measures of age ; ways of measuring age ; methods of age assessment


Explanation:
I found this in context from your question on "plan social". Assuming therefore that in context it reads :

"il est indispensable de bénéficier de ces mesures d'age au-delà de celles dont la société bénéficie dans les projets de plans sociaux annuels".

I understand this as you do, viz., a way in which age is assessed in the given context : a means of determining a cut-off point, a basis of working out who is to stay and who is to go.

Perhaps you could use something like

measure of age, assessment of age, way of assessing age, age scale (if a specific one does exist), scale of ages

In fact, the French word "barème" keeps coming to mind. Measures, sliding scales, assessment grids whatever...

All the best

Nikki

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638
Grading comment
Thanks Nikki. I agree with your assessment and I think I'm going to use "age policy" since it is about equivalent and has similar connotations.
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