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low tech

French translation: procédés peu techniques / techniques simples

12:46 Jan 5, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: low tech
UK card fraud rises 17pc due to 'low tech' cons

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/10356339/...
Fabrice59
France
Local time: 15:37
French translation:procédés peu techniques / techniques simples
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:37
Grading comment
Merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2procédés peu techniques / techniques simples
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +2escroqueries peu sophistiquées
AllegroTrans
4de faible degré de technicité
Marcombes (X)
4low-tech
Nicolas Fralin
4 -1cartes mal protégées
HERBET Abel
4 -1utilisateurs peu avertis ...
Platary (X)
3arnaques primitives
Alain Boulé
2au ras des pâquerettes
Virginie Mair
Summary of reference entries provided
pour rester dans le registre du Telegraph
Virginie Mair

Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
procédés peu techniques / techniques simples


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Leman (X): Ouais, c'est pas mal ça. Préférer «techniques simples».
3 hrs
  -> merci!
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
cartes mal protégées


Explanation:
je pense aussi à ça

HERBET Abel
Local time: 15:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: Doesn't translate the term at all, it's simply a possible factor
3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
au ras des pâquerettes


Explanation:
C'est-à-dire, peu sophistiqués.
Pour rester dans le registre du Telegraph.

Example sentence(s):
  • en utilisant de tels procédés "ras des paquerettes"...

    Reference: http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/au_ras_des_p%C3%A2querettes
Virginie Mair
Switzerland
Local time: 15:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
utilisateurs peu avertis ...


Explanation:
... de l'existence de techniques aussi simples. L'important porte sur le consommateur "naïf" et facile à abuser.

Platary (X)
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 112

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: it's not about the users but about the methods (low tech) used to defraud users// "cons" = escroqueries, tout simplement
51 mins
  -> Et vous faites quoi de cons ? À moins qu'il ne s'agisse d'autre chose ...
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de faible degré de technicité


Explanation:
low-tech items such as shoes or clothing des produits à faible degré de technicité tels que les chaussures et les ..

Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
low-tech


Explanation:
Cet anglicisme est de plus en plus fréquent en français. On l’oppose dans le langage courant à « high-tech », de quoi piquer la curiosité par exemple des lecteurs de gros titres : La fraude par carte de crédit augmente de 17% au Royaume-Uni en raison d’escroqueries « low-tech »

Nicolas Fralin
France
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
low tech cons
escroqueries peu sophistiquées


Explanation:
It's essential to get "cons" into the phrease - it wasn't parsed correctly

Internet Scams Warning - Informations importantes ...
www.airnewzealand.fr/escroqueries-sur-internet En cache
Les escroqueries sur ... Les méthodes utilisées pour escroquer les clients sont parfois sophistiquées et ... le paiement pour votre réservation peut ne pas ...


AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frankie JB: oui c'est super ça !
2 hrs
  -> mille mercis
neutral  writeaway: http://capitalstars.co.uk/2013/10/08/uk-card-fraud-rises-17p... /asker is using the Daily Telegraph. my point is that it refers to technology and leaving that out seems wrong.
14 hrs
  -> Your ref links to the asker's text; but what is your point exactly?
agree  ormiston: I think this is all he is saying
15 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
arnaques primitives


Explanation:
Suggestion

Alain Boulé
Local time: 15:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 200
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Reference comments


48 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: pour rester dans le registre du Telegraph

Reference information:
Au ras des pâquerettes
(c'est-à-dire, peu sophistiqués)


    Reference: http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/au_ras_des_p%C3%A2querettes
Virginie Mair
Switzerland
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  AllegroTrans: you should use this to suggest an answer
3 hrs
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