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took a lot of the risk out of the business

French translation: minimisait considérablement le risque de l'activité

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English term or phrase:took a lot of the risk out of the business
French translation:minimisait considérablement le risque de l'activité
Entered by: GILLES MEUNIER

06:56 Nov 30, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / gros porteurs
English term or phrase: took a lot of the risk out of the business
From the US perspective, the launch aid that Airbus was receiving in effect took a lot of the risk out of the business. Instead of having to borrow the money commercially or finance it out of cash as the American aerospace makers - by and large - did…
Emmanuelle GRANDCHAMP
France
Local time: 20:22
minimisait considérablement le risque de l'activité
Explanation:
business = activité ici

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Note added at 27 minutes (2015-11-30 07:23:20 GMT)
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c'est pris comme activité commerciale
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 20:22
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3minimisait considérablement le risque de l'activité
GILLES MEUNIER
5réduisait considérablement le risque de l'opération
FX Fraipont (X)
5a supprimé beaucoup de risques de l'industrie (aéronautique)
Francois Boye


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
réduisait considérablement le risque de l'opération


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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 20:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 440
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
minimisait considérablement le risque de l'activité


Explanation:
business = activité ici

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Note added at 27 minutes (2015-11-30 07:23:20 GMT)
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c'est pris comme activité commerciale

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 20:22
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 504
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
39 mins
agree  mchd
51 mins
agree  willy paul
7 hrs
neutral  Francois Boye: 'to take out' et 'to minimize' ne sont ni des verbes synonymes ni des verbes identiques.
10 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a supprimé beaucoup de risques de l'industrie (aéronautique)


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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