Nov 16, 2007 22:10
16 yrs ago
French term
France
convention
French to English
Other
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
From a text about poverty measures, convention is used here in the sense of "conventional/widely used". However, the term "measure conventions" doesn't seem very popular in English-speaking texts.
Full context:
"En réservant une large place au revenu médian, les conventions de mesure adoptées par la France et l’Europe tendent à associer en partie pauvreté et inégalités"
Full context:
"En réservant une large place au revenu médian, les conventions de mesure adoptées par la France et l’Europe tendent à associer en partie pauvreté et inégalités"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | measurement conventions |
Anne Girardeau
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| 4 | standard level |
Thais Maria Lips
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| 2 +1 | measurement criteria |
Sara Noss
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Proposed translations
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measurement conventions
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W... quite widely used in the US, in this subject area
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, this appears to be the standard translation. Thanks."
+1
14 mins
measurement criteria
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Sara
Sara
19 mins
Thais Maria Lips
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standard level
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