Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ressourcing
English translation:
change suppliers (depends on context)
Added to glossary by
Conor McAuley
Dec 8, 2005 12:08
18 yrs ago
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French term
ressourcing
French to English
Bus/Financial
Manufacturing
ressourcing par le service achat
Changing supplier? Franglais, pah! ;-)
Changing supplier? Franglais, pah! ;-)
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | I can see confusion here... | Charlie Bavington |
4 +1 | resourcing | Francis MARC |
4 +1 | locating new sources | Sylvia Smith |
Proposed translations
1 hr
Selected
I can see confusion here...
As you say, "Franglais - pah!"
I guess the thing is, it could be:
a) "sourcing" (for the 1st time, if you will), a term I've seen used in "French" (sic), but confused in the author's mind with "ressource", giving rise to this amalgam, where the author possibly just means "finding a (re)source".
b) "re-sourcing" (on a subsequent occasion); as I said, I've seen "sourcing" (used in a context of deciding who the electricity provider will be), so this could be "doing the sourcing again" but with the spelling again influenced by "ressource".
The trouble is, of course, that use of the "re-" prefix in French does not necessarily imply an action being repeated - racheter is an obvious example, and reprendre is also often used when there is no apparent repetition involved.
Hence, unless your context makes it crystal clear that a change of supplier is involved, I'd be quite careful...:-)
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Note added at 1 hr 50 mins (2005-12-08 13:59:39 GMT)
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Looking on google, I would judge the majority of entries (not including the German ones!) to be a typo for "resourcing" - i.e. the procurement of resources, whether this be for the first or a subsequent time. As such, I would be tempted (not having seen the rest of your text) to use "resource procurement" and leave the whole question open as to whether this is the first time, a change of supplier or whatever.
I guess the thing is, it could be:
a) "sourcing" (for the 1st time, if you will), a term I've seen used in "French" (sic), but confused in the author's mind with "ressource", giving rise to this amalgam, where the author possibly just means "finding a (re)source".
b) "re-sourcing" (on a subsequent occasion); as I said, I've seen "sourcing" (used in a context of deciding who the electricity provider will be), so this could be "doing the sourcing again" but with the spelling again influenced by "ressource".
The trouble is, of course, that use of the "re-" prefix in French does not necessarily imply an action being repeated - racheter is an obvious example, and reprendre is also often used when there is no apparent repetition involved.
Hence, unless your context makes it crystal clear that a change of supplier is involved, I'd be quite careful...:-)
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Note added at 1 hr 50 mins (2005-12-08 13:59:39 GMT)
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Looking on google, I would judge the majority of entries (not including the German ones!) to be a typo for "resourcing" - i.e. the procurement of resources, whether this be for the first or a subsequent time. As such, I would be tempted (not having seen the rest of your text) to use "resource procurement" and leave the whole question open as to whether this is the first time, a change of supplier or whatever.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Unclear writing again to blame (oh, the lure of using English to show off!), but I think change suppliers, or a similar idea is what is meant here. Thanks to all."
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10 mins
resourcing
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30 mins
locating new sources
I'm not sure I would go with "resourcing" as a commonly used term in business. Your suggestion of changing suppliers might also work, depending on the context.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Joanne Nebbia
: I agree. It leaves no room for confusion!
1 hr
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thank you Britaly!
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Discussion
Cette proc�dure s'applique � toutes les pi�ces achet�es ou sous-trait�es dans les cas suivants :
Cr�ation d'un nouvel article par l'un des Bureaux d'Etudes
Modification d'un article existant par l'un des Bureaux d'Etudes
Ressourcing par le service Achat
I've sent my text off and was happy enough with my solution, but I'd be interested to know more Sara. (One of the funnier aspects of the job is coming across showy or inappropriate usage of English in French texts).