Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
indivisibilités
English translation:
indivisibilities
Added to glossary by
Fiona McBrearty
May 2, 2006 17:53
18 yrs ago
French term
indivisibilités
French to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
Les indivisibilités
Tout processus de production utilise plusieurs matériels et personnels qui conduisent à des goulots d’étranglement, lorsqu’une machine est employée au maximum de ses possibilités, alors que d’autres disposent de capacités inemployées. [...]
Il s’agit des conséquences de l’indivisibilité des machines, dont les capacités inutilisées ont diminué.
Tout processus de production utilise plusieurs matériels et personnels qui conduisent à des goulots d’étranglement, lorsqu’une machine est employée au maximum de ses possibilités, alors que d’autres disposent de capacités inemployées. [...]
Il s’agit des conséquences de l’indivisibilité des machines, dont les capacités inutilisées ont diminué.
Proposed translations
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| 5 | indivisibilities |
rkillings
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| 3 +2 | --- |
Leny Vargas
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| 3 +1 | inability to apportion the machines |
Bailatjones
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| 3 | the fact that each individual machine does not work in a vacuum |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
15 hrs
Selected
indivisibilities
That's the technical term that economists used in English.:-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Seems ok to me - see http://www.blacks.veriovps.co.uk/content/3367.html"
19 mins
the fact that each individual machine does not work in a vacuum
that it has to work with the others
the non-independence of the individual machines
the non-independence of the individual machines
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inability to apportion the machines
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inability to compartmentalize/share
inability to compartmentalize/share
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Adam Warren
: I like this best, although it needs to be specified that individual machines cannot be apportioned several tasks (e.g. mayonnaise can't be run in tandem with yoghurt - bon appétit!)
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Thanks Adam!
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Leny Vargas
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
CPR (Conscientious, Punctual & Reliable)
Native in: Tagalog 
, English
Works in: English to Tagalog, Tagalog to English, French to Tagalog, and 5 more.
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indivisibilities
They are caused by the fact that some machines cannot maximize their utility or their production
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-02 20:43:31 GMT)
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In your title I think indivisibilities here is general. There can be indivisibilities in machines and indivisibilities in workers/personnels too . But your last sentence refers to indivisibility of machines. I wonder if there is also indivisibilities in workers.
Anyway, I think you are safe to use *indivisibilities/indivisibility*.
They are caused by the fact that some machines cannot maximize their utility or their production
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-02 20:43:31 GMT)
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In your title I think indivisibilities here is general. There can be indivisibilities in machines and indivisibilities in workers/personnels too . But your last sentence refers to indivisibility of machines. I wonder if there is also indivisibilities in workers.
Anyway, I think you are safe to use *indivisibilities/indivisibility*.
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