Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 21, 2013 14:03
10 yrs ago
English term
shopped
English to French
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
He “shopped” his invention to dozens of companies, including xxx and yyy.
Logiquement, c'est vendre mais shop c'est acheter....
Logiquement, c'est vendre mais shop c'est acheter....
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | proposé |
Cyril B.
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| 4 +1 | vendu |
Antoine Dequidt
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| 4 +1 | présenté |
Jerome Carrette (X)
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| 4 | placé (chez) |
Renate Radziwill-Rall
|
Change log
Oct 21, 2013 19:50: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "\"shopped\"" to "shopped"
Proposed translations
+3
9 mins
English term (edited):
"shopped"
Selected
proposé
ou 'offert'
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Note added at 15 mins (2013-10-21 14:18:34 GMT)
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Oui, c'est bien 'proposer'... Plus souvent "shop around" en EN.
"He shopped his invention for six years until 1944, when a research institute finally agreed to develop the idea with him."
http://johnnyryan.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/the-3-sided-produ...
"He shopped his invention around to several companies, including IBM and GE, who both passed on his offer."
http://www.resourcenation.com/buyers-guides/buyer-guide-offi...
"He shopped his invention around to various automakers but did not reach a licensing deal with any of them."
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/26/local/me-kearns26
"He went a year without a salary as he shopped his invention around. Then he got lucky, licensing RFID to lock maker Schlage"
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2004-07-08/entertainment/04...
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Note added at 16 mins (2013-10-21 14:19:33 GMT)
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ou '...essayé de vendre...'
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Note added at 15 mins (2013-10-21 14:18:34 GMT)
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Oui, c'est bien 'proposer'... Plus souvent "shop around" en EN.
"He shopped his invention for six years until 1944, when a research institute finally agreed to develop the idea with him."
http://johnnyryan.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/the-3-sided-produ...
"He shopped his invention around to several companies, including IBM and GE, who both passed on his offer."
http://www.resourcenation.com/buyers-guides/buyer-guide-offi...
"He shopped his invention around to various automakers but did not reach a licensing deal with any of them."
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/26/local/me-kearns26
"He went a year without a salary as he shopped his invention around. Then he got lucky, licensing RFID to lock maker Schlage"
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2004-07-08/entertainment/04...
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Note added at 16 mins (2013-10-21 14:19:33 GMT)
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ou '...essayé de vendre...'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci!"
+1
5 mins
Antoine Dequidt
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
ACSERV SAS - Les Ingénieurs du Verbe®
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Related KudoZ points
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44
English term (edited):
"shopped"
vendu
"shopped" est utilisé ici dans le sens de "commercialisé" et donc la traduction "vendu" semble la mieux appropriée
+1
26 mins
English term (edited):
"shopped"
présenté
dans l'esprit de faire le tour des entreprises pour montrer son produit
je ne pense pas que vendu convienne puisque cela impliquerait des contrats avec toutes les entreprises et je ne pense pas que cela soit le cas ici
je ne pense pas que vendu convienne puisque cela impliquerait des contrats avec toutes les entreprises et je ne pense pas que cela soit le cas ici
37 mins
Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
44 years of technical and legal texts
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, French
Works in: French to German, English to German, German to French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
English term (edited):
"shopped"
placé (chez)
il a placé ses produits chez XXX et YYY
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