Mar 7, 2006 12:00
18 yrs ago
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French term
observatoire
French to English
Marketing
Marketing
outil d'analyse du marché
merci
merci
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Selected
Monitoring Centre; Observatory
Without context, impossible to be more precise
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-03-07 16:49:38 GMT)
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As I said, without context, the choice between "monitoring centre" and "observatory" is difficult. As the asker wanted a translation for "observatoire" I gave both. However, it is not true that "observatory" is only used in EU texts. It can also be found in a WTO context.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-03-07 16:49:38 GMT)
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As I said, without context, the choice between "monitoring centre" and "observatory" is difficult. As the asker wanted a translation for "observatoire" I gave both. However, it is not true that "observatory" is only used in EU texts. It can also be found in a WTO context.
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anna-b
: observatory - this term i've head of from english-speaking people as a trend monitoring tool
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Cornelia Serban
: "ART sets up an Observatory for the Internet market in France" - http://www.art-telecom.fr/communiques/pressrelease/2004/corp...
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Marc Glinert
: yes but Cornelia it is fair to assume that art-telecom's press release was originally written in French. For all we know, it was translated internally by a native French speaker, to whom Observatory sounded fine.
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For a US source, see http://www.observatory.com/home.htm
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Assimina Vavoula
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LBMas
: If it's for a UK or EU translation, Obervatory is accurate. It's frequently used w/ market research studies, as in "Research Observatory." http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?report_id=2...
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Adam Warren
: "Observatory" is used by some EU bodies; I don't think it's the best. "Monitoring," however, is what this is about.
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Did you read my answer? I mention "monioring" also!
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IC --
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci à tout le monde (bcp de monde!) observatory c'est bien dans mon cas et je dois juste traduire, non localiser. la suggestion de Marc est également très adaptée. par contre pas de research ou d'analysis ici, il s'agit de veille non d'analyse. "
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Marc Glinert
Native in English
Works in field
20 years in financial services
Native in: English 
Works in: English to French, French to English
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Market Monitoring Unit
Vantage point is miles away and there is too much of the physical sciences in Observatory.
We’ve got one of these and I always translate as Market Monitoring Unit
We’ve got one of these and I always translate as Market Monitoring Unit
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Adam Warren
: I think this is the best contribution: go for it
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Thanks Adam
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LBMas
: Is there a better term than unit? It is more of a process and product. "Unit" means people/task force to me, in this context.
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yes LBMas, following on from elef's additional comments, I now disagree with myself. See posting in Ask Asker box above
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IC --
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observation panel
another idea
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Adam Warren
: not bad, but I prefer Marc Glinert's contribution, conveying the idea of a "monitoring station" - Regards
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thank you Adam
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Marc Glinert
: Adam, you can call me Marc! & thanks! and sorry Sylvia for using your reply box for unrelated business
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no problem, Marc!
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Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Technical Translator & Engineer
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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vantage point
Another option, depending on context.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-03-07 13:58:16 GMT)
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Elef, in view of your additional note, I don't think my suggestion would suit here.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-03-07 13:58:16 GMT)
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Elef, in view of your additional note, I don't think my suggestion would suit here.
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Adam Warren
: An "observatoire" is definitely some kind of "monitoring" facility. Your term is too vague for applications such as a "pharmacy watch" observatoire, an influenza "obs." &c.
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After elef's clarification note I recognised this in my note posted a while ago.
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Conor McAuley
France
France
Native in English
Specializes in field
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, British, Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, English
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market research database / resource centre / center
That's what it says on the can! :-)
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Marc Glinert
: Hi Conor, but doesn't market research suggest to you people testing products, often pre-launch. This is more of an overview of what is happening in the market
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I wouldn't necessarily agree - any market data, if you've researched it, de facto becomes "market research" (hope that makes perfect sense!)
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IC --
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Market Segment Analysis/Market Analysis
Selon votre définition, elef, (dossier, rassemblement de données, secteur) je dirais que vous avez plusieurs choix en anglais: Market Segment Analysis, Market Monitoring (tout court), ou même Omnibus Research.
Discussion
en reponse à Mara: j'avais vu le glossary mais beaucoup de réponses et beaucoup d'incertitude