Jun 5, 2018 13:10
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French term
France
rupture
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
This is a document about world economics, in particular in relation to the relationship between Europe, the United States and China. There are three instances where this word is used, yet I am unsure which to use as it seems to hold a few meanings. Here are the examples where it is used.
Le Monde du futur est imprévisible : quelles ruptures par rapport au passé ?
Cinq ruptures centrales, cinq facteurs majeurs d’incertitude
Nous pensons que le Monde, les pays de l’OCDE, l’Europe vont être confrontés à cinq ruptures centrales conduisant à des incertitudes majeures, donc à une grande difficulté à mettre en place les politiques nécessaires. Il s’agit : de la rupture technologique ;
Examinons ces cinq sources de ruptures et d’incertitudes.
Il semble qu’il s’agisse bien de ruptures nouvelles (technologique, financière, liées au poids de la Chine, climatique, migratoires) pour lesquelles le passé nous éclaire peut-être peu.
Le Monde du futur est imprévisible : quelles ruptures par rapport au passé ?
Cinq ruptures centrales, cinq facteurs majeurs d’incertitude
Nous pensons que le Monde, les pays de l’OCDE, l’Europe vont être confrontés à cinq ruptures centrales conduisant à des incertitudes majeures, donc à une grande difficulté à mettre en place les politiques nécessaires. Il s’agit : de la rupture technologique ;
Examinons ces cinq sources de ruptures et d’incertitudes.
Il semble qu’il s’agisse bien de ruptures nouvelles (technologique, financière, liées au poids de la Chine, climatique, migratoires) pour lesquelles le passé nous éclaire peut-être peu.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | change |
MoiraB
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| 2 +3 | disruptive force |
Claire Nolan
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| 4 | major differences |
Rowena Fuller (X)
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| 4 | rupture |
nweatherdon
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| 4 -1 | trend reversal |
Francois Boye
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| 3 | break |
David Hayes
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| 4 -1 | major shift / major paradigm shift |
Daryo
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Selected
change
Hard to find one word for each occurrence (and it may not be necessary anyway) but perhaps this would work. Upheaval? Rupture technologique is usually technological breakthrough/advance, but that won't always work.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
21 mins
major differences
I would be inclined to re-phrase and use 'What major differences will we see compared to the past'
The standard 'breach' 'shear' translations just can't work in this sense
Hope this helps!
The standard 'breach' 'shear' translations just can't work in this sense
Hope this helps!
+3
23 mins
disruptive force
https://www.amazon.ca/No-Ordinary-Disruption-Global-Breaking...
What sets No Ordinary Disruption apart is depth of analysis combined with lively writing informed by surprising, memorable insights that enable us to quickly grasp the disruptive forces at work.
Based on years of research by the directors of the McKinsey Global Institute, No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Forces Breaking all the Trends is a timely and important analysis of how we need to reset our intuition as a result of four forces colliding and transforming the global economy: the rise of emerging markets, the accelerating impact of technology on the natural forces of market competition, an aging world population, and accelerating flows of trade, capital and people.
What sets No Ordinary Disruption apart is depth of analysis combined with lively writing informed by surprising, memorable insights that enable us to quickly grasp the disruptive forces at work.
Based on years of research by the directors of the McKinsey Global Institute, No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Forces Breaking all the Trends is a timely and important analysis of how we need to reset our intuition as a result of four forces colliding and transforming the global economy: the rise of emerging markets, the accelerating impact of technology on the natural forces of market competition, an aging world population, and accelerating flows of trade, capital and people.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tim Friese
48 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Yolanda Broad
: Or disruptions.
7 hrs
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Thanks
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| neutral |
Daryo
: ONLY "disruptions"
10 hrs
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Appreciate your input.
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| agree |
B D Finch
: Agree with "disruption" - Not "disruptive force".
21 hrs
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Thank you for your input.
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4 hrs
Francois Boye
United States
United States
Native in French
Specializes in field
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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102
trend reversal
trend reversal= rupture en analyse économétrique et statistique
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: not in this ST no one is "reversing" / going back
6 hrs
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nweatherdon
: For empirical applications, this would necessarily be the underlying meaning that is being communicated in connection with a methodology. However, it's probably intended to be understood in a less methodologically rigorous sense.
20 hrs
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5 hrs
nweatherdon
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Economics, finance and biosciences
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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55
rupture
All the other answers seem very plausibly OK, but I think it's quite OK to refer to "rupture" for any of those contexts in English. Alternatives seem to have some aspect of additional specifcity or are potentially suggestive of a different level of weight to this "rupture" than is necessarily or specifically implied in the original.
For example, all of the other answers suggest a translation that probably would have used the same or similar words in the original French if it were most appropriately (from the author's perspective) translated that way, in my opinion.
For example, all of the other answers suggest a translation that probably would have used the same or similar words in the original French if it were most appropriately (from the author's perspective) translated that way, in my opinion.
Peer comment(s):
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Rowena Fuller (X)
: unfortunately 'rupture( has biological meanings than can render the translation a little ludicrous...
38 mins
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if you say "there was a major rupture with the past", I don't think association with rupture of cells or organs would be understood ....
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23 hrs
David Hayes
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
Traductions soignées et fiables
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
break
Not sure that this would cover all instances of your term, but it might work for some of them: e.g. "a break with the past"
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Note added at 23 hrs (2018-06-06 12:24:56 GMT)
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The basic idea being 'clean break' to emphasize the sudden, radical and definitive nature of the change.
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Note added at 23 hrs (2018-06-06 12:24:56 GMT)
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The basic idea being 'clean break' to emphasize the sudden, radical and definitive nature of the change.
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23 hrs
major shift / major paradigm shift
samples aplenty:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=major shifts
it's very similar to the idea of "paradigm shifts" - fundamental changes in the "default behaviour/ways of thinking" in some field.
"une rupture" is not some gradual "change" - it's breaking the mould and making another one.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=major shifts
it's very similar to the idea of "paradigm shifts" - fundamental changes in the "default behaviour/ways of thinking" in some field.
"une rupture" is not some gradual "change" - it's breaking the mould and making another one.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
GILLES MEUNIER
: vous n'avez pas compris la phrase en français apparemment....
4 days
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