Dec 4, 2008 09:54
15 yrs ago
English term

double-digit clip

English to Romanian Marketing Marketing
In the good old days, when inflation moved along at a double-digit clip (...)

Alte exemple gasite pe net:

BOSTON HOSPITAL PRICES RISE AT DOUBLE-DIGIT CLIP
Healthcare costs may not be growing as fast, except in one critical area: hospital prices.
Hospital costs in the Boston area are going up at a double-digit clip, local insurance executives say, driven by the growing use of services, especially diagnostic tests, and by significant increases in prices for those services.


PAVER SHIPMENT GROWTH NEAR DOUBLE-DIGIT CLIP
The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute's annual North American survey finds 2003 paver shipments 8.8 percent ahead of the previous year's numbers. Total sales in the survey, performed by Ohio-based Industry Insights Inc., are estimated at 615 million sq. ft. (57.1 million sq. m.). Shipment figures are divided into approximately 530 million sq. ft. (49.2 million sq. m.) for the U.S. and 85 million sq. ft. (7.9 million sq. m.) for Canada.

Proposed translations

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peste zece la sută

În vremurile bune, când inflaţia se situa la valori de peste zece la sută...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ştefania Iordan
28 mins
Mulţumesc
agree Oana Muntean
33 mins
Mulţumesc
agree Denise Idel
38 mins
Mulţumesc
agree Radu DANAILA
1 hr
Mulţumesc
neutral Oleksandr Yastremskyi : 10 e primul numar format din doua cifre, deci 'peste noua %'
4 hrs
Mulţumesc. Sau de 10% ori mai mult ;)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "multumesc! asta e intr-adevar ceva nou pentru mine :)"
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1 hr

rată de două cifre

clip - ritm, rată
cf. http://www.answers.com/clip:
(Informal) A pace or rate: go at a fast clip.

NOTA: Varianta sugerată ("peste zece la sută"), deşi ca formă se îndepărtează de original, surprinde într-adevăr sensul corect, cu observaţia că aş traduce "moved along" mai degrabă prin "avansa" (care inspiră ideea de mişcare) decât prin "se situa la valori de ..." (care inspiră un caracter static).

Example sentence:

Politica relaxata a Fed din anii ’70 a dus la o rata a inflatiei de doua cifre

Deşi BNR a reuşit în 2004 să reducă rata inflaţiei la un nivel cu o singură cifră (9,3%), în anul 2005 procesul de dezinflaţie şi-a încetinit viteza

Note from asker:
multumesc, Claudia, am ales prima varianta propusa, deoarece se potrivea mai bine la context (adica la o specificare mai incolo in text care zicea ca acum inflatia e in medie 2 %)
Peer comment(s):

agree Roxana Traista (X)
1 hr
Mulţumesc!
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