planned obsolescence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for planned obsolescence in the English»French Dictionary

planned obsolescence N U

planned obsolescence

obsolescence f planifiée

Translations for planned obsolescence in the English»French Dictionary

I.plan [Brit plan, Am plæn] N

1. plan (scheme, course of action):

plan

plan m

to draw up a six-point plan

dresser un plan en six points

a plan of action/of campaign

un plan d'action/de campagne

the plan is to leave very early

nous avons prévu de partir très tôt

the best plan would be to stay here

le mieux serait de rester ici

everything went according to plan

tout s'est passé comme prévu

to revert to plan B fig

se rabattre sur le plan de repli

2. plan (definite aim):

plan

projet m (for de, to do pour faire)

to have a plan to do

projeter de faire

3. plan:

plan ARCHIT, CONSTR, TECH

plan m (of de)

4. plan (rough outline):

plan (of essay, book)

plan m

make a plan before you start to write

fais un plan avant de commencer à écrire

5. plan (map):

plan

plan m

II.plans N npl

1. plans (arrangements):

plans (known, fixed)

projet m

plans (vague, not fixed)

projets mpl

the plans for the school trip

le projet de voyage scolaire

what are your plans for the future?

quels sont vos projets d'avenir?

to make plans

faire des projets

to make plans for sth (organize arrangements)

organiser qc

to make plans for sth (envisage)

projeter qc

to make plans to do

projeter de faire

to have plans for sth/sb

avoir des projets pour qc/qn

I have no particular plans (for tonight)

je n'ai rien de prévu

I have no particular plans (for the future)

je n'ai pas de projets bien déterminés

what are your holiday plans?

quels sont vos projets pour les vacances?

but Paul had other plans

mais Paul avait prévu autre chose

2. plans ARCHIT, CONSTR:

the plans

les plans mpl

submit the plans before the end of the month

soumettez les plans avant la fin du mois

III.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB trans

1. plan (prepare, organize):

plan future, traffic system, economy, production

planifier

plan timetable, meeting, operation, expedition

organiser, préparer

plan retirement

préparer

plan day

organiser

plan career

faire un plan de

to plan it so that one can do

s'organiser pour pouvoir faire

he planned it so he could leave early

il s'est organisé pour pouvoir partir tôt

2. plan (intend, propose):

plan visit, trip

projeter

plan new development, factory

prévoir

to plan to do

projeter de faire, se proposer de faire

3. plan (premeditate):

plan crime

préméditer

4. plan (design):

plan ARCHIT, CONSTR kitchen, garden, city centre, building

concevoir

5. plan:

plan (give structure to) essay, book

construire

plan (make notes for) essay, book

faire le plan de

6. plan (decide on size of):

to plan a family

planifier les naissances

IV.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB intr

plan

prévoir

to plan for changes, increase

prévoir

to plan on doing/on sth (expect)

s'attendre à faire/à qc

to plan on doing/on sth (intend)

compter faire/sur qc

I'm not planning on losing the election

je ne m'attends pas à perdre les élections

why don't you ever plan?

pourquoi ne t'organises-tu pas à l'avance?

the present situation makes it impossible to plan

vu la situation actuelle, on ne peut pas faire de projets à l'avance

planned [Brit pland, Am plænd] ADJ

planned growth, change, redundancy

planifié

planned sale, development

prévu

planned crime

prémédité

obsolescence [Brit ˌɒbsəˈlɛs(ə)ns, Am ˌɑbsəˈlɛsəns] N

obsolescence

obsolescence f

planned obsolescence in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for planned obsolescence in the English»French Dictionary

I.plan [plæn] N

1. plan (detailed scheme, programme):

plan

plan m

the plan is to surprise them

l'idée est de les surprendre

four-point plan

plan en quatre étapes

to go according to plan

se dérouler comme prévu

to make plans for sth

planifier qc

2. plan (vaguer intention, aim):

plan

projet m

to have plans

avoir des projets

I have other plans

je suis occupé

to change plans

changer ses projets

3. plan FIN, ECON (insurance scheme):

plan

plan m

4. plan (diagram, drawing):

plan

plan m

II.plan <-nn-> [plæn] VB trans

1. plan (work out in detail):

plan

planifier

to plan to do/on doing sth

projeter de faire qc

planned economy ECON

économie f planifiée

to plan things to so as to see everybody

organiser les chose de façon à voir tout le monde

2. plan (design, make a plan):

plan

faire le plan de

III.plan [plæn] VB intr

plan

faire des projets

we need to plan ahead

nous devons prévoir à l'avance

to plan for retirement

prévoir sa retraite

to plan on doing sth

avoir le projet de faire qc

obsolescence [ˌɒbsəˈlesənts, Am ˌɑ:b-] N no pl

obsolescence of equipment:

obsolescence

obsolescence f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These appliances were made deliberately shoddy by a corrupt manufacturer, designed to fail from the get-go under a scheme of planned obsolescence.

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Planned obsolescence has also been criticized as a wasteful practice under capitalism.

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This led some strategic planners to build planned obsolescence into their strategies.

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However, the negative environmental impacts of planned obsolescence are dependent also on the process of production.

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We do not believe in planned obsolescence, the ads suggested.

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Planned obsolescence tends to work best when a producer has at least an oligopoly.

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Also, for industries, planned obsolescence stimulates demand by encouraging purchasers/putting them under pressure to buy sooner if they still want a functioning product.

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Planned obsolescence can thus have a negative impact on the environment in aggregate.

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Rapid technology change, low initial cost, and planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast-growing surplus of computers or other electronic components around the globe.

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They claim that a market structure of planned obsolescence and rapid innovation may be preferred to long-lasting products and slow innovation.

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