Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
marchés naturels
English translation:
natural markets
Added to glossary by
Wyley Powell
Jan 7, 2010 22:45
14 yrs ago
French term
Canada
marchés naturels
French to English
Bus/Financial
Insurance
PowerPoint presentation (insurance industry) emphasizing the importance of effective recruiting.
"En premier lieu, il faut embaucher les personnes qui conviennent – opiniâtres, laborieuses, aptes à la formation, ***appartenant aux marchés naturels***, et qui ont la capacité d’influencer les gens.
TIA
"En premier lieu, il faut embaucher les personnes qui conviennent – opiniâtres, laborieuses, aptes à la formation, ***appartenant aux marchés naturels***, et qui ont la capacité d’influencer les gens.
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | natural markets |
rkillings
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| 3 +2 | obvious markets |
B D Finch
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| 3 | target markets |
Anne-Marie Grant (X)
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| 3 | standard markets |
Steve Melling
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Proposed translations
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10 hrs
Selected
natural markets
Good grief. Nobody else is suggesting the cognate adjective, but it's the natural choice! The natural markets for any type of insurance are the classes of natural customers for it: those who, by nature, have a need for it. People without cars are not natural customers for car insurance; people without dependents are not natural customers for life insurance.
'obvious', 'target' and 'standard' get close, but 'natural' gets it right on the nose. (Why wouldn't the writer have said 'évidents', 'cibles' or 'standards' if one of those was intended?)
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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2010-01-11 03:26:20 GMT)
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See also http://www.onlineorganizing.com/NewslettersArticle.asp?newsl...
'obvious', 'target' and 'standard' get close, but 'natural' gets it right on the nose. (Why wouldn't the writer have said 'évidents', 'cibles' or 'standards' if one of those was intended?)
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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2010-01-11 03:26:20 GMT)
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See also http://www.onlineorganizing.com/NewslettersArticle.asp?newsl...
Peer comment(s):
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Chris Hall
: Convincing argument.
1 hr
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| agree |
B D Finch
: Your reference certainly fits the context and suggests that this term is used amongst US insurance salespersons.
3 days 37 mins
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Maybe we got it from the French :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Convincing! Thanks."
1 hr
target markets
They wish to recruit people who will be able to exert influence over others and, whilst 'obvious' works perfectly well, I think 'target' reflects the nature of the operation.
8 hrs
Steve Melling
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standard markets
As opposed to tricky ones.
+2
15 mins
obvious markets
"Natural markets" does sound like healthy greengrocers.
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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2010-01-11 09:39:01 GMT)
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On the other hand, rkillings' posting and reference seem relevant.
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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2010-01-11 09:39:01 GMT)
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On the other hand, rkillings' posting and reference seem relevant.
Peer comment(s):
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Travelin Ann
: although we sometimes use "natural" in this context in the US
40 mins
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Thanks Ann. Yes, it's sometimes used in the UK too but could be unclear.
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Chris Hall
: "obvious markets" in the UK
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Thanks Chris.
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