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key construction activity

French translation: activité-clé de construction

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English term or phrase:key construction activity
French translation:activité-clé de construction
Entered by: Xanthippe

10:14 Dec 23, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / critères pour appels d'offre
English term or phrase: key construction activity
voici la phrase : The annual rate should be a percentage of the expected peak rate of construction for the key activity
Xanthippe
France
Local time: 15:28
activité-clé de construction
Explanation:
(ou encore: activité de construction clé)

à mon avis, "clé" est lié à activité (activité-clé = activité centrale/principale)

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-23 11:15:47 GMT)
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sorry, je renouvelle:

* activité-clé de la construction (avec l'article)
*activité de construction clé.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-23 11:17:06 GMT)
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je voulais dire "je renouvèle.."
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mattranslate
Germany
Local time: 15:28
Grading comment
merci !
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activité-clé de construction


Explanation:
(ou encore: activité de construction clé)

à mon avis, "clé" est lié à activité (activité-clé = activité centrale/principale)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-23 11:15:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

sorry, je renouvelle:

* activité-clé de la construction (avec l'article)
*activité de construction clé.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-23 11:17:06 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

je voulais dire "je renouvèle.."

mattranslate
Germany
Local time: 15:28
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 1
Grading comment
merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arnold T.
1 hr
  -> Merci, Arnold!
agree  mimi 254: activité clé
1 hr
  -> Merci, Mimi! Je crois que les règles orthographiques actuelles autorisent aussi bien "activité-clé" qu' "activité clé"
agree  kashew: Yes, it's a bit stronger than main activity = activité principale
22 hrs
  -> Merci, Kashew!
agree  solejnicz
23 hrs
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