peu paramétrable

English translation: non-customizable

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French term or phrase: peu paramétrable
English translation:non-customizable
Entered by: Stephanie Ezrol

20:36 Oct 25, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Internet, e-Commerce / Corporate white paper on CRM
French term or phrase: peu paramétrable
Un éditeur va lui proposer une solution packagée, peu paramétrable mais développée pour son secteur spécifiquement ;
Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 17:34
non-customizable COTS
Explanation:
Or not easily customizable
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 21:34
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1non-customizable COTS
DLyons
4not easy to customize
cc in nyc
3not particularly customizable (US) / customisable (UK)
Joshua Pepper
3Hardly tailor made
gabiplumm (X)
3with few configuration options, but...
Sarita Mardon


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
not particularly customizable (US) / customisable (UK)


Explanation:
Or some variant of this.

Joshua Pepper
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
non-customizable COTS


Explanation:
Or not easily customizable


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off-the-shelf
DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 21:34
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agree  Kelly Harrison
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Hardly tailor made


Explanation:
based on the idea that it is not a customisable item therefore not tailor made to suit

gabiplumm (X)
Local time: 07:34
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not easy to customize


Explanation:
I would turn it around: One vendor proposes a software package that is sector-specific, but not easy to customize.

For context, see http://www.directexperts.com/iso_album/white_paper_du_e-crm_...

cc in nyc
Local time: 17:34
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with few configuration options, but...


Explanation:
it might be worth trying to turn the sentence around like this to make it less negative...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-10-26 07:31:52 GMT)
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not sure if configuration works or not, it depends on the subject really.


Sarita Mardon
Local time: 22:34
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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