Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
de manière sédentaire
English translation:
at home (or on the move)
Added to glossary by
Cyril Bel-Ange
Oct 27, 2013 07:36
10 yrs ago
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de manière sédentaire
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Internet, e-Commerce
video platform use
La vidéo est un média de plus en plus consommé, de manière sédentaire mais aussi de façon nomade (sur les mobiles et les tablettes).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | at home (or on the move) |
polyglot45
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| 4 | whether on the move or *sitting still* |
MatthewLaSon
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Proposed translations
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Related KudoZ points
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at home (or on the move)
is what they are trying to say
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: not necessarily at home. sat down in front of a screen/not really. /imo it's about connectivity. Stuck to a cable or wifi or with mobile connection.
28 mins
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true but isn't that splitting hairs a bit !
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| agree |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Short and sweet, gets the point across which is what is needed here.
3 hrs
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| neutral |
Victoria Britten
: Maybe I'm just another hair-splitter, but I do agree with writeaway. We do have "à domicile" in French, after all, if we want to be that specific
4 hrs
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| agree |
Lorraine Dubuc
: Usually sédentaire means 'without moving' in opposition here with the 'mobile way'
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks! "
8 hrs
whether on the move or *sitting still*
Hello,
I think Polyglot's answer is fine, but if you want to be more literal, then you can say "sitting still" (perfectly natural-sounding English in this particular context).
Today's work and lifestyles require us to communicate anytime, anywhere whether on the move or sitting still. Bluetooth and 802.11 standards make wireless ...
https://www.google.com/#q="whether on the move or"&start=10
I hope this helps.
I think Polyglot's answer is fine, but if you want to be more literal, then you can say "sitting still" (perfectly natural-sounding English in this particular context).
Today's work and lifestyles require us to communicate anytime, anywhere whether on the move or sitting still. Bluetooth and 802.11 standards make wireless ...
https://www.google.com/#q="whether on the move or"&start=10
I hope this helps.
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