Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Tchad dispose aussi bien de potentialites enormes...
English translation:
Chad boasts/has enormous potential in terms of both etc.
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Angel_7
Oct 11, 2006 15:42
17 yrs ago
French term
Tchad dispose aussi bien de potentialites enormes...
French to English
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I am really looking for a better turn of phrase than the one I have:
French:
Tchad dispose aussi bien de potentialités énormes tant en force productive 82,8% de la population active rurale qu'en terre cultivable: 20 000 000 d'hectares de terre agricole et 5,6 000 000 ha de terre irrigable.
I have:
Chad has as much enormous potential at its disposal in productive forces, 82.8% of the active rural population, as in ground suitable for cultivation: 20 000 000 hectares of agricultural land and 5.6 000 000 ha of land suitable for irrigation.
French:
Tchad dispose aussi bien de potentialités énormes tant en force productive 82,8% de la population active rurale qu'en terre cultivable: 20 000 000 d'hectares de terre agricole et 5,6 000 000 ha de terre irrigable.
I have:
Chad has as much enormous potential at its disposal in productive forces, 82.8% of the active rural population, as in ground suitable for cultivation: 20 000 000 hectares of agricultural land and 5.6 000 000 ha of land suitable for irrigation.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | Chad boasts/has enormous potential in terms of both etc. |
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| 4 | Too long to enter here - see below |
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Chad boasts/has enormous potential in terms of both etc.
I would suggest
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-10-11 15:46:46 GMT)
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or: both in terms of etc.
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-10-11 15:47:48 GMT)
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terre cultivable = arable land
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We recently launched our range of products in Tanzania, a market we believe boasts enormous commercial potential,” he said. “We’re currently negotiating ...
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They are high and steep, and there is little arable land compared with the more ... Hautes et escarpées, elles n’offrent que peu de terre cultivable par ...
www.faroestamps.fo/?sprog=&side=90bf38b9480b9ec3d1db5f80b7d... - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-10-11 15:55:07 GMT)
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or: equally in terms of ....
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-10-11 15:46:46 GMT)
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or: both in terms of etc.
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-10-11 15:47:48 GMT)
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terre cultivable = arable land
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-10-11 15:50:08 GMT)
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We recently launched our range of products in Tanzania, a market we believe boasts enormous commercial potential,” he said. “We’re currently negotiating ...
www.itp.net/features/details.php?id=5076&category= - Similar pages
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-10-11 15:51:32 GMT)
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They are high and steep, and there is little arable land compared with the more ... Hautes et escarpées, elles n’offrent que peu de terre cultivable par ...
www.faroestamps.fo/?sprog=&side=90bf38b9480b9ec3d1db5f80b7d... - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-10-11 15:55:07 GMT)
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or: equally in terms of ....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins
Too long to enter here - see below
Chad has at its disposal as enormous a potential in productive forces (82.8% of the active rural population) as it has in ground suitable for cultivation (20,000,000 hectares of agricultural land and 5,600,000 ha of land suitable for irrigation.
[what's with this "5,6 000 000 ha"?)
However, I have a nasty feeling that English as she is taught in schools these days is not up to the construction "as big a house as" (any more than it is up to "if I were a carpenter") so might leave some (even native English) readers non-plussed.
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I'm not worried about the "ha" but about the number. Just how many is 5.6 000 000?
If it is 5.6 million, then it should say so. Another way would be five million six hundred thousand (5,600,000).
[what's with this "5,6 000 000 ha"?)
However, I have a nasty feeling that English as she is taught in schools these days is not up to the construction "as big a house as" (any more than it is up to "if I were a carpenter") so might leave some (even native English) readers non-plussed.
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I'm not worried about the "ha" but about the number. Just how many is 5.6 000 000?
If it is 5.6 million, then it should say so. Another way would be five million six hundred thousand (5,600,000).
Note from asker:
| This should of course be 5.6 000 000 ha. Ha is an abbreviation used for hectares in the text and it seems to exist in English too. |
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