on top of

French translation: en s'appuyant sur...déjà existant

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English term or phrase:on top of
French translation:en s'appuyant sur...déjà existant
Entered by: Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.

17:57 Mar 11, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing
English term or phrase: on top of
context: By building on top of the in-store servers driving the listening and viewing stations, the incremental cost was low enough that the kiosks became complimentary to the bottom line.

merci olivier
Bram Poldervaart
Local time: 06:05
en s'appuyant sur...déjà existant
Explanation:
Il me semble que la phrase coulerait mieux ...
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Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 00:05
Grading comment
oui c'est plus élégant Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
5en ajoutant ..... au
Dominique Crouzit
4 +1en s'appuyant sur...déjà existant
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
4sur la base de
Eva Blanar


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sur la base de


Explanation:
ou bien: en utilisant

Eva Blanar
Hungary
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: Hungarian
PRO pts in pair: 123
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
en ajoutant ..... au


Explanation:
you can also say En combinant ........
that is how I would present it + it's much more attractive for the reader especially if you're selling something

Dominique Crouzit
France
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en s'appuyant sur...déjà existant


Explanation:
Il me semble que la phrase coulerait mieux ...

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1162
Grading comment
oui c'est plus élégant Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gilbertlu: j'approuve
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