Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Investissements en amont de la chaîne de production
English translation:
Investments upstream of the production chain
Added to glossary by
Lara Barnett
Apr 1, 2014 17:06
10 yrs ago
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Investissements en amont de la chaîne de production
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Annual report of energy company
This is the title in an annual report for an energy company. It is being used to market the company so I need something that sounds appealing but still conveys the idea in the financial style. The section goes on to discuss a satisfactory past year of business.
I was thinking of using "Investments ahead of the production line", but would "production line" work in the context of energy companies? Or is that just a figurative use that would work across languages.
I was thinking of using "Investments ahead of the production line", but would "production line" work in the context of energy companies? Or is that just a figurative use that would work across languages.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | Investments upstream of the production chain |
Francis Marche
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| 4 +2 | Investing upstream from production |
rkillings
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| 3 | pre-production investment |
polyglot45
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Proposed translations
+4
22 mins
Francis Marche
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Works in field
France
36 years experience on 4 continents
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
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Investments upstream of the production chain
"chaîne de production" is in itself a calque of "production chain", which would normally be "filière de production" in French.
"upstream of the production chain" is standard (288k Ghits)
"upstream of the production chain" is standard (288k Ghits)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
8 hrs
Investing upstream from production
A title needs to be snappier.
This energy company does E&P (exploration and production), and its capital spending is emphasising the E over the P.
It may also do R&M, but that's not even mentioned.:-)
This energy company does E&P (exploration and production), and its capital spending is emphasising the E over the P.
It may also do R&M, but that's not even mentioned.:-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Daryo
6 hrs
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| agree |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
: Yes, this does sound snappier. Whether it actually means anything is another matter!
13 hrs
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What's upstream from production? Exploration -- and all that entails, such as bidding on leases, drilling exploratory wells, and so on. Hugely meaningful capital outlays required.
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14 hrs
polyglot45
Native in French
&
English
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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88
pre-production investment
upstream is now acceptable but I have seen the above
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