filière bois (filière du bois)

11:24 Apr 6, 2015
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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
French term or phrase: filière bois (filière du bois)
The context is a two-word answer in a questionnaire survey regarding improvements needed to a telecommunications firm's systems (tele-conferencing etc...)

Apparently, the filière bois (filière du bois) is what the respondee wants improving...
Richard Vranch
Local time: 21:41


Summary of answers provided
4wood sector
Thierry Martial NIANGORAN
1red tape
B D Finch


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wood sector


Explanation:
"Filière bois" refers to all the actors who grow, cut, transport, process, process, sell, recycle or destroy wood (by burning it).

Example sentence(s):
  • Quand on parle de la filière bois, on pense bûcherons ou ébénistes.

    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fili%C3%A8re_bois
    Reference: http://www.bienpublic.com/economie/2015/04/06/des-forets-aux...
Thierry Martial NIANGORAN
Cote D'ivoire
Local time: 20:41
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Thierry, thanks for your answer but this is definitely telecommunicatins-specific and "filiere bois" must be a subject-specific term. It's some kind of network I think... Best regards, Richard

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red tape


Explanation:
Could this possibly be a humourous allusion to paperwork/red tape?

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Note added at 4 hrs (2015-04-06 15:29:21 GMT)
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http://discours.vie-publique.fr/notices/043000940.html
"Enfin, au moins, tout ce papier utilisé concourt très certainement à maintenir la dynamique de la filière bois !"

B D Finch
France
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46
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