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Referencer un article

English translation: to list, stock, hold in stock

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French term or phrase:Referencer un article
English translation:to list, stock, hold in stock
Entered by: JH Trads

09:05 Nov 2, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing
French term or phrase: Referencer un article
Just a stand-alone sentence.

Deux criteres guident la choix de la grande distribution de referencer ou non un article: la notoriete de la marque, et/ou son niveau de prix.
Kyra
United States
Local time: 02:36
to list, stock, hold in stock
Explanation:
This has nothing to do with branding, it has to do with product distribution, getting stores to stock your products.

In product distribution, *référencer* means to "list" a product (with clients the manufacturer is supplying, for distribution to their outlets). (Product) "listing" is called *référencement*.

Robert Collins du Management

référencement (producteur, produit)
listing.

accord de référencement
listing agreement

centrale de référencement
central referring unit

indemnité de référencement versé par le fournisseur
listing charge paid by the supplier

référencer

fournisseur, client : to list
article : to list, stock, hold in stock



(producteur

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Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 05:36
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Thank you very much, Helen!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1to put a brand name on
JH Trads
5to carry an item
valfrhg
5Carrying an item
Barnaby Capel-Dunn
5to list, stock, hold in stock
Helen D. Elliot (X)
5to list/stock an item
Helen D. Elliot (X)
4branding an item (or specify "l'article")
28march


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to put a brand name on


Explanation:
as in the following ref:

We have now put our brand name PEL to a selection of products, PEL-Logger, PEL-Cold
Suction Tables, PEL-Steamer, PEL-Thermohygrometers, and PEL-Microscopes. ...
www.preservationequipment.com/about.html - 11k -


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JH Trads
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 673

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agree  Yolanda Broad
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to carry an item


Explanation:
"referencer" means to have (or write, depending on the context) the item number (or "reference" in French) in your catalog (of products). Hence "to carry", which would be the most idiomatic way of saying it in English.
Hope this helps.
Val.


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branding an item (or specify "l'article")


Explanation:
If this is a stand-alone sentence (a section heading, for example), you might want to use the gerund form.




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Carrying an item


Explanation:
I'm pretty certain that to "carry" (or just possibly "list")and not "brand" an item is the right word here. The latter would make no sense in this context.

All the best

Barnaby Capel-Dunn

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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to list, stock, hold in stock


Explanation:
This has nothing to do with branding, it has to do with product distribution, getting stores to stock your products.

In product distribution, *référencer* means to "list" a product (with clients the manufacturer is supplying, for distribution to their outlets). (Product) "listing" is called *référencement*.

Robert Collins du Management

référencement (producteur, produit)
listing.

accord de référencement
listing agreement

centrale de référencement
central referring unit

indemnité de référencement versé par le fournisseur
listing charge paid by the supplier

référencer

fournisseur, client : to list
article : to list, stock, hold in stock



(producteur



Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 05:36
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Thank you very much, Helen!
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to list/stock an item


Explanation:
Again, it has to do with product distribution. These are the criteria that decide whether or not a company/store will decide to list an item (and sign an agreement specifying how much of the item, at what price, delivery arrangements, where on the shelves it will be stocked (suppliers vie for "eye-level"), etc.)

The criteria that most influence this choice are brand awareness and/or price levels.


Helen D. Elliot (X)
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