contrôle des marges
English translation: keeping margins down
| 13:40 Nov 4, 2008 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Emma Paulay France Local time: 05:51 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | profit margin control |
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| 4 +1 | margin control |
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| 4 | regulating the profit margin |
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| 4 | maintaining profit margins |
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| 3 | keeping margins down |
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5 mins confidence: 
keeping margins down Explanation: Keeping margins in check, under control, to a minimum. |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1profit margin control Explanation: that´s what I understand by this term (margin between buying and selling price) |
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18 mins confidence:
regulating the profit margin Explanation: might also work. |
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19 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1margin control Explanation: The source phrase appears to be Franglais -a literal mis-translation of "margin control" in English. See EUROSPAR PORTLAOISE ACHIEVES MORE ACCURATE STOCKTAKING, MARGIN CONTROL AND PRICE CHECKING USING THE KYMAN™ BY DATALOGIC MOBILE at http://www.mobile.datalogic.com/_vti_g12_nlArt.aspx?idnews=8... |
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4 hrs confidence:
maintaining profit margins Explanation: It maybe sounds more natural...? |
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