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an industry-wide issue

French translation: une question touchant l'ensemble de l'industrie

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English term or phrase:an industry-wide issue
French translation:une question touchant l'ensemble de l'industrie
Entered by: Onesime Tamoh Gounoue

18:44 May 12, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: an industry-wide issue
How would you translate this sentence?

When dealing with a company as a supplier or customer, or in an association or in connection with an industry-wide issue...



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Onesime Tamoh Gounoue
Canada
Local time: 23:25
une question touchant l'ensemble de l'industrie
Explanation:
Termium Plus

Industry-wide: touchant l'ensemble de l'industrie
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LorraineN (X)
Local time: 23:25
Grading comment
Au vu des statistiques.....
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2une question touchant l'ensemble de l'industrie
LorraineN (X)
3 +2une problématique qui concerne tout le secteur
hirselina
4un problème de massa
Nathalie Tomaz
4problème à l'échelle de l'entreprise
kerbager
4 -1une question ressortissant à toute la branche professionnelle/d'activité
Euqinimod (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
une problématique qui concerne tout le secteur


Explanation:
un thème qui touche ..

hirselina
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Bastin: oui, c'est ce que j'aurais écrit et je n'aime pas "industrie" pour "industry"
5 hrs
agree  Aurélie DANIEL: idem
5 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
une question touchant l'ensemble de l'industrie


Explanation:
Termium Plus

Industry-wide: touchant l'ensemble de l'industrie

LorraineN (X)
Local time: 23:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Au vu des statistiques.....

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sporran
1 hr
  -> merci!
agree  cristina estanislau
14 hrs
  -> merci!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un problème de massa


Explanation:
qui concerne l'ensemeble de l'industrie

problème de branche = qui ne concerne qu'un secteur

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Note added at 1 heure (2007-05-12 20:08:20 GMT)
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problème de masse , désolée !

Nathalie Tomaz
France
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 6
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
problème à l'échelle de l'entreprise


Explanation:
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kerbager
Canada
Local time: 23:25
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 42
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
une question ressortissant à toute la branche professionnelle/d'activité


Explanation:
Suggestion

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Note added at 18 heures (2007-05-13 13:02:19 GMT)
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Extrait du Grand Robert de la Langue française
2. ressortir [Y(B)sCYtiY] v. tr. ind.
CONJUG. finir. Je ressortis, il ressortit, nous ressortissons, ils ressortissent; je ressortissais; j'ai ressorti; ressortissant.
ÉTYM. V. 1320; dér. de 2. ressort, t. de droit.
v

¨ Ressortir à.
1 Dr. Être du ressort* (2.), de la compétence* d'une juridiction. | Cette affaire, ce procès ressortit à la cour d'appel, au tribunal d'Orléans, au tribunal de commerce. è Compéter (2.). | « L'affaire a ressorti à tel tribunal » (Littré).
2 Fig. et littér. Être relatif à (quant à la nature). è Dépendre, relever (de). | Tout ce qui ressortit au music-hall. è Concerner (→ Exercice, cit. 6). | La littérature (cit. 24) orale intéresse le folklore mais ressortit aussi à l'ethnologie.
REM. On trouve aussi la construction ressortir de.

1 Ces réflexions me restent douloureuses, comme tout ce qui ressortissait à ce chagrin profond que je ne commençai de soupçonner que beaucoup plus tard (…)
Gide, Et nunc manet in te, p. 9.

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 05:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anne Bohy: "ressortissant à" n'existe pas en français. Probablement "concernant" ici ?
14 mins
  -> Vous faites erreur, c'est le participe présent du verbe resssortir (à) cf ma note
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