Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
finesse
English translation:
sophistication
Added to glossary by
MatthewLaSon
May 9, 2007 19:34
17 yrs ago
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French term
MurielP (X)
finesse
French to English
Bus/Financial
Marketing
Company brochure
**La finesse** des dispositifs de reporting et d’analyse autorise THERMOCOMPACT a assurer un management sensible et réactif au service de la meilleure exploitation.
Any ideas in this context? I was thinking around the lines of "in-depth"?
TIA
Any ideas in this context? I was thinking around the lines of "in-depth"?
TIA
Proposed translations
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| 3 | sophistication |
MatthewLaSon
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| 3 +3 | precision |
katsy
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| 5 +1 | sensitiveness |
María Diehn
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| 3 | thoroughness |
Emma Paulay
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| 3 | meticulous |
Sheila Wilson
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| 3 | accuracy |
Lidija Lazic
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Change log
May 10, 2007 19:15: MatthewLaSon Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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sophistication
Hello,
I think we are talking "sophistication" here (not "accuracy", albeit implied)
finesse (in this context) = highly developed/complex in the context of advanced technology (dispositifs)
I hope this helps.
I think we are talking "sophistication" here (not "accuracy", albeit implied)
finesse (in this context) = highly developed/complex in the context of advanced technology (dispositifs)
I hope this helps.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This fitted well with the rest of the sentence. Thanks to everyone."
6 mins
thoroughness
or maybe fine-tuning/finely tuned
22 mins
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
meticulous
I think an adjective would work best in English.
Another possibility is detailed or, as suggested, in-depth. However, I think meticulous gives more of an idea of finesse
Another possibility is detailed or, as suggested, in-depth. However, I think meticulous gives more of an idea of finesse
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34 mins
precision
another suggestion... These 'dispositifs' are obviously, as has already been said, 'finely-tuned' and so, must be very precise and detailed...
Peer comment(s):
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Julie Barber
: I too think that it's more about accuracy than the documents being in-depth as such, it's more accurate, tailored or even streamlined...
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Thanks juliebarba, yes, tailored I like - and indeed (like the expression 'analyse fine'), 'accuracy' and 'perfectly adapted' would no doubt be operative words
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cristina estanislau
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Thanks cristina!
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Najib Aloui
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Thanks Najib !
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danièle davout
: en gros, si le choix des mesures est mal fait, peu importe la précision des résultats
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effectivement, Danièle, mais je laisserais la responsabilité de ça aux concepteurs des 'dispositifs' - eux croient que leur finesse permet 'un management sensible et réactif' - du moins c'est ce que j'y vois. Merci de votre commentaire!
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María Diehn
United States
United States
United States
Spanish Translation and Reviewing
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
sensitiveness
This word conveys all the nuances present in the answers already provided.
Example sentence:
Financial sensitiveness analysis indicates that when the expense increases by 10% and benefit reduces by 10%, the IRR is 4.54%, higher than the financial
Peer comment(s):
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danièle davout
: Sensitivity analyses are used to assess how robust the results are to uncertain decisions or assumptions about the data and the methods that were used. http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/glossary/sensanal.ht...
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Lidija Lazic
Native in French
Native in: French 
, Serbian
Works in: English to French, English to Serbian, Serbian to French, and 1 more.
accuracy
ou fineness
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