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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

émulation

English translation:

competition

Added to glossary by Jenn Mercer
Feb 14, 2013 15:37
11 yrs ago
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French term

émulation

French to English Bus/Financial Human Resources
Création d'une émulation entre les pôles
There reallly is no more context. pôles has been translated as divisions
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 competition
3 +2 rivalry
4 emulation
Change log

Feb 28, 2013 05:03: Jenn Mercer Created KOG entry

Feb 28, 2013 05:04: Jenn Mercer changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/777280">Jenn Mercer's</a> old entry - "émulation"" to ""competition""

Proposed translations

+3
26 mins
Selected

competition

This meaning would make more sense in what context we have here.

From Collins Robert "esprit d'~ spirit of competition, competitive spirit"
Example sentence:

Create competition between divisions

Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : The asker could have have looked this up in a dictionary.
1 hr
Thanks :)
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : In context, a "spirit of competition" would be more accurate. It does relate to a feeling, so spirit does the trick for. BTW, i does exist in English and it can mean the same as the French : strive to equal or to excel. The competition idea works well.
3 hrs
agree Rasha Ali Hassan
15 hrs
Thanks :)
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2 mins

emulation

Why not?
Peer comment(s):
neutral Catherine De Crignis : sometimes "emulation" and "émulation" are synonymous ; also "competition" may be perceived as somewhat derogatory, unlike "emulation".
5 hrs
That was my thinking...
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+2
58 mins

rivalry

As an alternative to competition
Peer comment(s):
neutral Nikki Scott-Despaigne : "Rivalry" can be a little strong for "émuler". "Jealous rivalry" is described in one source as obselete:http://www.thefreedictionary.com/emulation. Not that much of a false friend either, altho' less used in ENG than in FRA.
3 hrs
I didn't mention Jealous you did. In the sense of emulating i.e. to copy it is a false friend. Ultimately it depends on context though i.e. whether contxt is stronger or weaker as you implied. Also Oxford def., is different to Free def.
agree gkshenaut : create a rivalry sounds more natural to me than create a competition
11 hrs
agree Rasha Ali Hassan
14 hrs
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