Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
la demographie importante
English translation:
a significant population
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Angel_7
Oct 11, 2006 16:18
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French term
la demographie importante
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Les principales causes (de la production alimentaire) sont: les aléas climatiques, la politique agropastorale, la démographie importante...
Does la démographie importante mean significant population growth. Could this be translated as significant demography?
Does la démographie importante mean significant population growth. Could this be translated as significant demography?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | a significant population |
Carol Gullidge
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| 4 | fast pop growth |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | galloping population growth |
Anna Kiff
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a significant population
don't think growth is mentioned (that wd be "poussée demogr...)
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galloping population growth
I agree with Bourth that 'démographie' usually does refer to population GROWTH, but you could say galloping or rampant or explosive, or high or rapid (rather than fast).
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fast pop growth
Assuming we ARE talking shortfalls, and that the country's agropastoral policy is believed to be bad, then it has to be "fast population growth", since this, together with inappropriate policy and poor weather would result in food shortages.
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I agree with Carol that, in principle,"démographie" does not mean growth, but when you know how the French use the language, you understand that inh fact it does.
La démographie des entreprises peut être évaluée par l'examen de la VARIATION du nombre d'entreprises par activité. Elle permet de connaître le SOLDE DES CREATIONS ET CESSATIONS d'entreprises, mais n'explique pas la DYNAMIQUE qui est à l'origine des VARIATIONS souvent rapides de la population.
http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/dsis/bmethods/info/data/new/c...
Démographie. (du grec demos [peuple] + graphie [étude]). Étude scientifique des populations humaines, y compris leurs effectifs, leur composition, leur distribution, leur densité, leur CROISSANCE et leurs autres caractères démographiques et socioéconomiques,
ainsi que les causes et les conséquences des CHANGEMENTS de ces facteurs.
http://www.prb.org/pdf/Glossary_Fr.pdf
If the above examples don't refer to demographic change, I don't know what does.
And in the context it has to mean growth, otherwise there would be no food shortage (assuming constant production).
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I agree with Carol that, in principle,"démographie" does not mean growth, but when you know how the French use the language, you understand that inh fact it does.
La démographie des entreprises peut être évaluée par l'examen de la VARIATION du nombre d'entreprises par activité. Elle permet de connaître le SOLDE DES CREATIONS ET CESSATIONS d'entreprises, mais n'explique pas la DYNAMIQUE qui est à l'origine des VARIATIONS souvent rapides de la population.
http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/dsis/bmethods/info/data/new/c...
Démographie. (du grec demos [peuple] + graphie [étude]). Étude scientifique des populations humaines, y compris leurs effectifs, leur composition, leur distribution, leur densité, leur CROISSANCE et leurs autres caractères démographiques et socioéconomiques,
ainsi que les causes et les conséquences des CHANGEMENTS de ces facteurs.
http://www.prb.org/pdf/Glossary_Fr.pdf
If the above examples don't refer to demographic change, I don't know what does.
And in the context it has to mean growth, otherwise there would be no food shortage (assuming constant production).
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