Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
lisibilité
English translation:
clearer picture
Added to glossary by
MurielP (X)
Jun 13, 2008 15:06
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French term
MurielP (X)
lisibilité
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
press article
XX a changé de dénomination pour devinir AAA.
Cette modification a été voulue par la société pour permettre une meilleure **lisibilité** de son secteur d’activité.
Any ideas on how to render this in english?
TIA
Cette modification a été voulue par la société pour permettre une meilleure **lisibilité** de son secteur d’activité.
Any ideas on how to render this in english?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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clearer picture
Came to me while I was typing my response to Katarina's suggestion.
"to give a clearer picture of their business activity"...
or something like that.
"to give a clearer picture of their business activity"...
or something like that.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this fitted perfectly. Thanks David!"
+1
4 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Works in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
understanding
...a better understanding of his field of activities...
Peer comment(s):
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Andreea Vertes
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Thanks, Andreea
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Martin Cassell
: "his" ?
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You're right, I was inattentive
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David Goward
: Not so much "understanding", but a clearer picture of what they do. e.g. XYZ inc. make paint but you don't know that from their name. They change their name to XYZ Paints Inc. - the business sector is instantly recognisable.
9 mins
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I agree with your comments, I was too hasty
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4 mins
make more immediately apparent/recognisable
so that people will understand more easily what they do - what there business is all about
You will have to find the right register in relation to the tone of your text overall
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thEIR business - OOOPPPSSS
You will have to find the right register in relation to the tone of your text overall
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-06-13 15:11:27 GMT)
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thEIR business - OOOPPPSSS
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Goward
: I was busy typing something along the same lines as "instantly recognisable" when I spotted you'd already suggested it...
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| agree |
liz askew
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writeaway
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30 mins
increased/raised awareness
just another suggestion.
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Or rather "greater awareness"
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-06-13 15:37:27 GMT)
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Or rather "greater awareness"
50 mins
Gustavo Silva
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
The best value for your money
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese
readability (make it more readable)
readability - the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand
Example sentence:
De la lisibilité linguistique à une lisibilité sémiotique = From linguistic readability to a semiotic readability
Reference:
1 hr
Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
25 years as a specialist communicator
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
highlight/bring out more clearly
i.e. make it stand out more clearly/obviously
2 hrs
reading
A better reading of what it does
1 day 8 hrs
David Twell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Experienced US to UK English localiser
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English, English
more readily identifiable
The new name would make the company more identifiable because it would be more self-explanatory to people reading it which sector they operate in.
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