Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à 2 chiffres entretenu depuis 20 ans
English translation:
The double-digit growth cycle that it had maintained for 20 years...
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FrenchPhD
Mar 31, 2010 13:28
14 yrs ago
French term
à 2 chiffres entretenu depuis 20 ans
French to English
Bus/Financial
Retail
Shampoo company
LA COMPAGNIE X FETE SON CENTENAIRE MAIS ROMPT SON CYCLE DE CROISSANCE A 2 CHIFFRES ENTRETENU DEPUIS 20 ANS.
Sorry for the capitals. I understand this means the company X is celebrating its centenary, but has broken its growth run... but what does the "à 2 chiffres entretenu depuis 20 ans" mean? I can't figure it out.
Sorry for the capitals. I understand this means the company X is celebrating its centenary, but has broken its growth run... but what does the "à 2 chiffres entretenu depuis 20 ans" mean? I can't figure it out.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | The double-digit growth cycle that it had maintained for 20 years... |
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Change log
Mar 31, 2010 13:30: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "A 2 CHIFFRES ENTRETENU DEPUIS 20 ANS" to "à 2 chiffres entretenu depuis 20 ans" , "Field" from "Marketing" to "Bus/Financial"
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French term (edited):
A 2 CHIFFRES ENTRETENU DEPUIS 20 ANS
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The double-digit growth cycle that it had maintained for 20 years...
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Maria Constant (X)
: I would say "... but breaks with the double-digit growth that it has recorded for the past 20 years".
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Thank you...there are indeed a number of ways of putting this
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Evans (X)
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John Detre
: "but ends 20 years of double-digit growth"
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Chris Hall
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mimi 254
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks. Of course that's it. I don't know why I didn't think of that. I was imagining 2 figures, not 2 digits."
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