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rapport périodique de conjoncture et de prospective

English translation: periodic/regular report on the current and future situation

14:32 May 26, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Science (general)
French term or phrase: rapport périodique de conjoncture et de prospective
This is the statuts of a high-level institution which does things like organise scentific research, etc.

It has a conseil scientifique:

"Le conseil scientifique est l'instance de réflexion et de proposition de l'institut en matière de politique scientifique .
Il étudie la situation et les perspectives de développement dans le domaine de la recherche de sa compétence.

Il contribue à l'élaboration de la politique scientifique, notamment en établissant un rapport périodique de conjoncture et de prospective."

To my ears conjoncture means "stuff going on now" and prospective means "stuff which might happen in future". I'm just trying to think of an English expression which rolls off the tongue.

Unfortunately my mind has gone blank. Too much absinthe is taking its toll.
Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:44
English translation:periodic/regular report on the current and future situation
Explanation:
current situation and outlook/future perspective
Selected response from:

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 22:44
Grading comment
Agree with philgoddard's comment "outlook"...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3periodic/regular report on the current and future situation
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4periodic report on the scientific situation and prospects
Francois Boye
4Regular report on the current circumstances and forecasting of the scientific trends
Rocsana Guignaudeau
3periodic report on the current scientific situation and its possible evolution
SafeTex
3periodic connection (of commentaries) on the present situation and prospects
Lisa Rosengard
3 -4periodic connection in the present situation and with economic forecasting
Lisa Rosengard


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
periodic/regular report on the current and future situation


Explanation:
current situation and outlook/future perspective

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Agree with philgoddard's comment "outlook"...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I prefer "current situation and outlook". I'm not sure you can report on the future situation when it hasn't happened.
24 mins
agree  liz askew
18 hrs
agree  Thomas Miles: Love it
209 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
periodic report on the scientific situation and prospects


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Regular report on the current circumstances and forecasting of the scientific trends


Explanation:
I think that "forecasting" (or looking-forward) is the best term to use when speaking about a prospective report.

Rocsana Guignaudeau
France
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
periodic report on the current scientific situation and its possible evolution


Explanation:
This came to me when I read "outlook" mentioned by PhilGoddard in an agree he gave to someone


    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0740624X16301046
    https://www.amazon.fr/W-Doorly-Scientific-Evolution-Christian-Science/dp/0852410948
SafeTex
France
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -4
periodic connection in the present situation and with economic forecasting


Explanation:
A 'rapport' is a connection.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2020-05-26 23:34:01 GMT)
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'un rapport périodique
'a periodic connected harmony'

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Note added at 9 hrs (2020-05-26 23:39:27 GMT)
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Rapport is a harmonic connection.

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Note added at 4 days (2020-05-30 23:52:28 GMT)
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Since I read the information in such a way I understood "rapport" to be "a connection" rather than a report. I understand that future prospects don't normally be reported as they have not yet taken place. I also understand that a report gets created while a connection can be established, which is why I accepted "connection" to be the meaning of "rapport" instead of "report", as in the example:
"Il contribue à l'élaboration de la politique scientifique, notamment en établissant un rapport périodique de conjoncture et de prospective."
"He contributes to the elaboration of scientific power (prowess or authority), notably while establishing a periodic connection (or report?) in the present situation and with economic forecasting.

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Note added at 5 days (2020-06-01 11:38:32 GMT)
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The scientific council contributes to the elaboration of scientific politics, notably while establishing a periodic connection (of commentaries) about the present situation and prospects.

Example sentence(s):
  • Il contribue à l'élaboration et la politique scientifique, notamment en établissant un rapport périodique de conjoncture et de prospective.
  • He contributes to the elaboration of scientific power (authority), notably while establishing a periodic connection in the present situation and with economic forecasting.
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  philgoddard: This makes no sense, and a "rapport" is a report. You seem never to look at the context or other people's answers, and the result looks almost like machine translation.
38 mins
disagree  Suzie Withers: a report in this case I believe
1 hr
disagree  SafeTex: Lisa. You keep bombarding us with all the possible translations of words/phrases without saying which one you want or you choose the wrong translation yourself, producing gobbledygook. What does "periodic connections in the present situation" mean?!?!?!
1 hr
  -> "... periodic connections in the present situation" is an unclear phrase. Instead of "connections" or "reports" as a translation of "rapport" perhaps either "broadcasting" or "commentaries" could be acceptable.
disagree  AllegroTrans: PLEASE try to get your head around to the concept of CONTEXT; if everything could be translated simply with a dictionary, this site wouldn't exst
1 day 3 hrs
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
periodic connection (of commentaries) on the present situation and prospects


Explanation:
I suggest connection (of commentaries) as a translation of 'rapport'.

Example sentence(s):
  • Il (le conseil scientifique) contribue à l'élaboration de la politique scientifique, notamment en établissant un rapport périodique de la conjoncture et de prospective.
  • The scientific council contrubutes to the elaboration of scientific politics, notably by establishing periodic connections (commentaries) about the present situation and prospects.
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: English
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