Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
primo-entrant
English translation:
pioneer / fore-runner / first in the field
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Jan 30, 2017 19:16
7 yrs ago
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French term
primo-entrant
French to English
Marketing
Engineering: Industrial
I don't have much context. This is in a speech on the creation of a company specialised in marine renewable energy. In the list of the keys to success is:
3. Etre primo-entrant : une opportunité de structurer le marché
3. Etre primo-entrant : une opportunité de structurer le marché
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | pioneer / fore-runner / first in the field |
Tony M
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Feb 13, 2017 07:00: Tony M Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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pioneer / fore-runner / first in the field
"Being a / the..." — depends a bit how you handle the rest of the list.
I also thought of 'front-runner', but that conveys a different notion, i.e. that there are others behind (the 'also-rans'!), which is not quite the same as 'primo' here.
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Note added at 13 jours (2017-02-13 07:01:43 GMT) Post-grading
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As Polyglot rightly points out, the source term does not necessarily mean the ONLY first one, but AMONG the first ones; so the translation can be adapted to reflect that as necessary; sometimes 'one of the first...' is all it needs, though that is perhaps rather weak for certain marketing-type contexts.
I also thought of 'front-runner', but that conveys a different notion, i.e. that there are others behind (the 'also-rans'!), which is not quite the same as 'primo' here.
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Note added at 13 jours (2017-02-13 07:01:43 GMT) Post-grading
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As Polyglot rightly points out, the source term does not necessarily mean the ONLY first one, but AMONG the first ones; so the translation can be adapted to reflect that as necessary; sometimes 'one of the first...' is all it needs, though that is perhaps rather weak for certain marketing-type contexts.
Peer comment(s):
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Michelle Desaintfuscien
: Yip, I was typing 'pioneer' at the same time as Tony but he got there first!
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Merci, Michelle !
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B D Finch
: first in the field
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Thanks, B! :-)
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