surfer sur des effets de mode

English translation: following (popular) trends / following a trend

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French term or phrase:surfer sur des effets de mode
English translation:following (popular) trends / following a trend
Entered by: Sheila Hardie

11:14 Nov 10, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
French term or phrase: surfer sur des effets de mode
Context:

S’agit-il d’une méconnaissance de leurs intellectuels par les chercheurs français ? D’un problème de maturité du champ académique comptable, et plus largement gestionnaire ? D’un utilitarisme poussant à ***surfer sur des effets de mode*** ?

I can't think of the best way of translating 'surfer sur des effets de mode'.

Many thanks in advance for any ideas!





Sheila
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 09:56
following (popular) trends / following a trend
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France
Local time: 09:56
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Many thanks to everyone for their help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3following (popular) trends / following a trend
Trevino Translations (X)
4just going along with the prevailing trends
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
following (popular) trends / following a trend


Explanation:
Just a suggestion...

Trevino Translations (X)
France
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone for their help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I'm not sure what this is about, but you could possibly also say "riding a bandwagon".
6 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
8 hrs

agree  Sanjay Kesharwani: yes, "riding the bandwagon" or "following the trends" would correctly express the notion here.
18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just going along with the prevailing trends


Explanation:
something like that

not really bothering to carve out their own path

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 08:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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