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Extension dialing

French translation: Composition par poste

21:58 Dec 17, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications)
English term or phrase: Extension dialing
Extension dialing is an efficient way to contact specific groups or individuals in a large organization.
Rose Bonvin Mayoute
Panama
Local time: 16:05
French translation:Composition par poste
Explanation:
https://www.goto.com/fr/resources/glossary/dial-by-extension
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Renvi Ulrich
Cameroon
Local time: 22:05
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Composition par poste
Renvi Ulrich
3 -1la numérotation de l'extension (ou des postes)
Lisa Rosengard


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
extension dialing
Composition par poste


Explanation:
https://www.goto.com/fr/resources/glossary/dial-by-extension

Renvi Ulrich
Cameroon
Local time: 22:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I suspect there may be a bit more to this than meets the eye...
18 mins
agree  Daryo: if you compare with "Extension dialing" in the EN version of the glossary it's that
4 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
extension dialing
la numérotation de l'extension (ou des postes)


Explanation:
"La numérotation de l'extension (ou des postes) est une manière efficace de prendre contact avec des groupes ou des individus spécifiques dedans une organization grande."

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Note added at 3 days 22 hrs (2020-12-21 20:16:12 GMT) Post-grading
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composer un numéro de poste
(to dial an extension number)

Example sentence(s):
  • "Extension dialling is an efficient way of contacting specific groups or individuals within a large organization."
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:05
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: That could be a translation for "the numbering system (for extensions)" - i.e. the method for allocating numbers to various extensions - a totally different beast from "the possibility to dial the company's main number and then the extension you need"
20 hrs
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