fondre

English translation: as their bids are based on labor costs

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French term or phrase:	fondre
English translation:	as their bids are based on labor costs
Entered by:	MatthewLaSon

06:22 Nov 2, 2006

French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / adosse les flux de locations aux recettes induites

French term or phrase: fondre

Les chantiers chinois se développent très rapidement sur le marché international en fondant leur offre sur le coût de la main d’oeuvre

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Local time: 19:59

as their bids are based on labor costs

Explanation:
Hello,

Here's my full translation:

Chinese building sites are developing at a fast pace on the international market as their bids are based on labor costs

en fondant leur offre sur = by basing their bids on = as (because) their bids are based on labor costs

In other words, when the Chinese bid on international building projects, labor costs are the driving force.

The French could be improved. "Their" is not a good replacement for "Chinese building sites." But, it needs to remain as is, as a translator's job is not to be more accurate than the source text language.

I hope this helps.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-11-03 05:42:52 GMT)
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Since the labor cost price included in job bids is often favorable to clients, Chinese building sites are developing at a fast pace.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-11-03 05:43:52 GMT)
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included in their job bids

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MatthewLaSon
Local time: 15:59

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1 +10

be based on the labor cost

Assimina Vavoula

as their bids are based on labor costs

MatthewLaSon

3 -1

lowering (source term: fondant)

blavatsky

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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

be based on the labor cost

Explanation:
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-11-02 09:45:00 GMT)
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According to our colleagues:

basing their offer on...

Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 22:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 28

23 hrs confidence:

as their bids are based on labor costs

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 15:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 175

Grading comment

Thanks

51 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

lowering (source term: fondant)

Explanation:
The Chinese building sites develop very quickly on the international market by lowering their offer on the cost of the labour

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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-11-03 02:11:18 GMT)
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yes, my first choice was going to be 'basing' but I also thought this might apply.

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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2006-11-04 18:39:43 GMT)
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If this note was written by a competant french person then I would agree with 'basing' . If however, it was written by someone who is not competent then there is a slim chance that I am right or not.

blavatsky
Native speaker of:

English

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