Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
faire le bilan
English translation:
to assess/to carry out an assessment/appraisal or to take stock
Added to glossary by
Stéphanie Soudais
Nov 22, 2007 12:01
16 yrs ago
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French term
France
FAIRE LE BILAN
French to English
Marketing
Other
Contexte : J'ai réalisé un bilan de la campagne de fidélisation
thanks for your help
thanks for your help
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | to assess/to carry out an assessment/appraisal or to take stock |
Victoria Porter-Burns
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| 4 +2 | evaluate/assess |
David Hollywood
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| 5 | strike a balance/take stick/assess |
Elena Perianu
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| 4 | to review |
Tony M
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Change log
Nov 22, 2007 12:10: Victoria Porter-Burns Created KOG entry
Jul 14, 2010 15:48: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/737462">Victoria Porter-Burns's</a> old entry - "FAIRE LE BILAN"" to ""to assess/to carry out an assessment/appraisal or to take stock""
Proposed translations
+2
3 mins
Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
BA(Hons) FITI MCIL CL ISO 17100:2015
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
to assess/to carry out an assessment/appraisal or to take stock
without more contextual background I would use the former in this case
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
4 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
evaluate/assess
I have evaluated the loyalty campaign
10 mins
Elena Perianu
Romania
Romania
Romania
1/3 century in the translation world
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
strike a balance/take stick/assess
it is in a figurative sense.
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-11-22 12:13:14 GMT) Post-grading
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sorry, I wanted to write "take stock"
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-11-22 12:13:14 GMT) Post-grading
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sorry, I wanted to write "take stock"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: 'strike a balance' doesn't fit at all with the other interpretations here
2 mins
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14 mins
to review
In this particular context, where we are talking about taking stock of the situation after (or maybe during?) the event, I think this term could work well — though of course it has other meanings too, so could only be used where the context makes the intended meaning sufficiently clear.
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