Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

l'économie de l'immatériel

English translation:

immaterial economy

Added to glossary by Nicky Over
Jan 24, 2003 15:38
21 yrs ago
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French term

l\'économie de l\'immatériel

French to English Other
Text about how movement of population out of one region and into another for work can be turned to advantage. Context "...Il faut transformer cette menace [population moving out of the region to work] en chance grâce à deux facteurs. Le premier est le développement de l'économie de l'immatériel qui permet de faire un certain nombre de choses à distance."

Proposed translations

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immaterial economy

see plenty of Google hits
Peer comment(s):

agree Jonathan MacKerron
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neutral Yolanda Broad : I get 124 Google hits, most of which are for foreign sites.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot for your help. Stupid - for once I didn't look at the nearest Englsih equivalent before asking Kudoz!"
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virtual economy

The context supports this reading.
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agree Teresa Reinhardt
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intangible economy

Usual way of translating "immatériel" in economicy/marketing context.

Robert & Collins Dictionary
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virtual economy

...as opposed to the "real" economy creating "tangible" jobs in factories etc. Could be it...

Nb. "...qui permet de faire un certain nombre de choses ***à distance***", which reminds me of teleworking/telecommuting.

Steffen :-)


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