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critical mass

French translation: masse critique

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English term or phrase:critical mass
French translation:masse critique
Entered by: Laure Delpech

11:52 Dec 14, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: critical mass
One benefit of building products and solutions on Innovative Standards is that the risks and rewards of embracing a new technology are spread across many players and/or products, thus enabling the critical mass needed to drive success for all involved.
Laure Delpech
France
Local time: 21:03
masse critique
Explanation:
Le gouvernement est également déterminé à établir une stratégie de maillage des entreprises, en collaboration avec le secteur privé et les provinces, afin d'encourager les petites entreprises à coopérer pour atteindre la masse critique nécessaire pour soutenir la concurrence sur les marchés internationaux. (TERMIUM)
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JCEC
Canada
Local time: 15:03
Grading comment
Merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7masse critique
JCEC
4 +3seuil critique
Agnès Flandin


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
seuil critique


Explanation:
littéralement, ce serait, of course, la masse critique, mais seuil critique me semble plus approprié ici.

Agnès Flandin
France
Local time: 21:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Demosthene: bien pensé!
48 mins
  -> Merci !
agree  Platary (X)
2 hrs
  -> Merci Adrien !
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
8 hrs
  -> Merci Gilles !
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
masse critique


Explanation:
Le gouvernement est également déterminé à établir une stratégie de maillage des entreprises, en collaboration avec le secteur privé et les provinces, afin d'encourager les petites entreprises à coopérer pour atteindre la masse critique nécessaire pour soutenir la concurrence sur les marchés internationaux. (TERMIUM)

JCEC
Canada
Local time: 15:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
7 mins
agree  Annike THIERRY
9 mins
agree  Alain Dubayle (X)
36 mins
agree  jacrav
1 hr
agree  raoul weiss
2 hrs
agree  JennyC08 (X)
2 hrs
agree  Sabine Seguin
3 hrs
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