Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
fondre
English translation:
as their bids are based on labor costs
Added to glossary by
MatthewLaSon
Nov 2, 2006 06:22
17 yrs ago
French term
fondre
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
adosse les flux de locations aux recettes induites
Les chantiers chinois se développent très rapidement sur le marché international en fondant leur offre sur le coût de la main d’oeuvre
Proposed translations
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| 3 | as their bids are based on labor costs |
MatthewLaSon
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| 1 +10 | be based on the labor cost |
Assimina Vavoula
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| 3 -1 | lowering (source term: fondant) |
blavatsky
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Proposed translations
23 hrs
Selected
as their bids are based on labor costs
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
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
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
+10
16 mins
Assimina Vavoula
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be based on the labor cost
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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...
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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...
Peer comment(s):
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RHELLER
: basing
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Hi, Rita. How are you??
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| agree |
Adam Warren
52 mins
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Thanks, Ian.
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| agree |
suezen
: yes, basing
1 hr
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Yes. Thanks.
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| agree |
Ian Davies
: Yes
1 hr
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Thanks.
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
: basing
1 hr
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Thanks
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| agree |
Rob Grayson
: basing their offer on...
2 hrs
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Thanx
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| agree |
cmwilliams (X)
: basing
3 hrs
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Merci.
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| agree |
Paige Stanton (X)
3 hrs
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Merci.
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| agree |
Sandra Petch
7 hrs
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Thanks. Sandra..
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| agree |
Sandra C.
7 hrs
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Θενκς..
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51 mins
lowering (source term: fondant)
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.
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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.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
CMJ_Trans (X)
: no - this is incorrect (see above)
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