Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 20, 2008 13:45
15 yrs ago
Japanese term
Mr. Meticulous
Native in: English 
, Japanese
Works in: Japanese to English, Turkish to English, English to Japanese, and 3 more.
ブレ
Japanese to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
「当期利益のブレが環境変化程には大きくなくなってきたことです」
良い英訳を教えてください。
良い英訳を教えてください。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | change(s) |
Aogara
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| 3 +2 | jitter, jumps, uncertainty |
Tony Gonzalez
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| 1 +1 | Fluctuations |
V N Ganesh
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Change log
May 21, 2008 12:12: Aogara Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
9 hrs
Selected
change(s)
"ブレ" and "ブレる" are commonly used financial terms.
http://www.diva.co.jp/news/mail_magazine/28.html
http://www.ntt.co.jp/kaiken/2001/010517.html
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q148...
http://home.tiscali.nl/~taudin//Japanese/An_interpreters_wor...
Also, there are "下ブレ " and "上ブレ", which can be translated as "downward change" and "upward change".
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EGZVjAYmkGkC&pg=PT492&lpg...
http://www.diva.co.jp/news/mail_magazine/28.html
http://www.ntt.co.jp/kaiken/2001/010517.html
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q148...
http://home.tiscali.nl/~taudin//Japanese/An_interpreters_wor...
Also, there are "下ブレ " and "上ブレ", which can be translated as "downward change" and "upward change".
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EGZVjAYmkGkC&pg=PT492&lpg...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone for the help. I missed the extra なくin the text, which confused me, because this was supposed to be a GOOD thing. So it turns out that this answer fits my translation like a glove."
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8 mins
Tony Gonzalez
Native in English
Specializes in field
Technical translator, >30 yrs experience
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Japanese to English
jitter, jumps, uncertainty
I'm pretty sure that the intent is something like "uncertainties related to current term profits..."
Peer comment(s):
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lunar_girl
: i found that ブレwas used in photography to indicate several "blur" pictures made accidentally or made by technique. Maybe it indicates uncertainties
1 hr
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| agree |
humbird
: Yes, this is expression is commonly used in photography which means "out of focus due to flexion". Not good usage in this context but nowadays writers write as they please.
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