speed is of essence so that

French translation: Il est capital d'agir vite ...

14:03 Dec 4, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: speed is of essence so that
"Speed is of essence here so that we can get the initiatives started where we can still secure the European leadership"

"speed is of essence so that" ...je ne parviens pas à rendre le début de cette phrase sous une forme satisfaisante en français.

Merci par avance pour votre aide.
rdstrad
Local time: 01:32
French translation:Il est capital d'agir vite ...
Explanation:
ou : il est essentiel
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Agnès Flandin
France
Local time: 01:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Il est capital d'agir vite ...
Agnès Flandin
4 +1La rapidité/la vitesse est ici le facteur primordial
Christiane Lalonde
5il faut agir rapidement afin de / la vitesse (d'execution) est d'importance capitale ...
peekay
4 +1Nous n'avons pas de temps à perdre
CMJ_Trans (X)
4 +1Notre réactivité est ici primordiale afin de ...
Joëlle Bouille
4--
xuebai
4La rapidité est essentielle
Béatrice Sylvie Lajoie
3il faut agir sans tarder/le plus rapidement possible si ...
suezen
3la rapidité est le mot-clé
Stéphanie Soudais
3Notre aptitude à la prise de décision dépend pour l'essentiel de notre rapidité
Philippe ROUSSEAU
2 +1le maître mot est
danièle davout


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
speed is of the essence
il faut agir sans tarder/le plus rapidement possible si ...


Explanation:
par example

suezen
Local time: 01:32
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tournure de phrase
La rapidité/la vitesse est ici le facteur primordial


Explanation:
suggestion

Christiane Lalonde
Canada
Local time: 19:32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cjohnstone: la rapidité me plait mieux, mais bon???
3 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tournure de phrase
il faut agir rapidement afin de / la vitesse (d'execution) est d'importance capitale ...


Explanation:
a zillion ways top say this; i am sure the peers will come up with more... excuse the lack of accents.

peekay
Canada
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tournure de phrase
Il est capital d'agir vite ...


Explanation:
ou : il est essentiel

Agnès Flandin
France
Local time: 01:32
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PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cjohnstone
0 min
  -> Merci Catherine !

agree  Christian Fournier
45 mins
  -> Merci Christian !

agree  alinguista
2 hrs
  -> Merci !
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tournure de phrase
Nous n'avons pas de temps à perdre


Explanation:
Il nous faut intervenir sans plus tarder pour mettre en marche....

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 01:32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kari Foster: Seems the most natural solution
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tournure de phrase
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Explanation:
une decision rapide est essentielle/ de premiere importance si....

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-12-04 14:16:45 GMT)
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mais peut-etre une decision a deja ete prise alors je dirai une action rapide est essentielle .....

xuebai
Local time: 02:32
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tournure de phrase
la rapidité est le mot-clé


Explanation:
la rapidité est le mot-clé si nous voulons...

OU

"Rapidité", un mot-clé si nous voulons...

Stéphanie Soudais
France
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tournure de phrase
La rapidité est essentielle


Explanation:
La rapidité est essentielle ici afin ...pour...Ici, la rapidité est essentielle
Elle travaille en flux tendu et, dès lors, chaque faux pas, chaque petit retard, engendre des pertes et ternit l’image. La rapidité est essentielle... ...
www.comptable.be/modules/news/article.php?storyid=159

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-12-04 14:25:16 GMT)
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C'est aussi la traduction proposée par le dictionnaire An-Fr de Robert & Collins

Béatrice Sylvie Lajoie
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tournure de phrase
Notre aptitude à la prise de décision dépend pour l'essentiel de notre rapidité


Explanation:
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Philippe ROUSSEAU
France
Local time: 01:32
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PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Doesn't really convey the spirit or meaning of the original English
58 mins
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tournure de phrase
le maître mot est


Explanation:


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Note added at 47 mins (2006-12-04 14:50:48 GMT)
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le maître mot est la rapidité de la mise en oeuvre de ... : il est essentiel d'agir tant que ...


danièle davout
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stéphanie Soudais: oui !! je savais bien qu'il y avait mieux que "mot clé"
1 min
  -> vous m'avez mis sur la voix ...
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tournure de phrase
Notre réactivité est ici primordiale afin de ...


Explanation:
D'après Wikipédia:

Une entreprise réactive est une entreprise qui réagit rapidement aux besoins de ses clients (potentiels ici).

Joëlle Bouille
France
Local time: 01:32
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PRO pts in category: 70

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agree  lorette: réactivité, très à la mode en ce moment :)
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