Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ouvre peu de possibilité
English translation:
offers few possibilities
Added to glossary by
CarolynB
Sep 29, 2004 21:15
19 yrs ago
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French term
United States
Telecom/new media tech, law, bus, mktg
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English, and 1 more.
ouvre peu de possibilité
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Software
"JavaScript ouvre peu de possibilité mais a accès à certaines informations sensibles."
The article in general is about programming flaws that compromise website security. What would you say the meaning of "ouvre peu de possibilité" might be in this sentence. Is it basically low risk?
The article in general is about programming flaws that compromise website security. What would you say the meaning of "ouvre peu de possibilité" might be in this sentence. Is it basically low risk?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
ouvre peu de possibilit�
Selected
offers few possibilities
does this help?
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-09-29 21:25:59 GMT)
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brainwave? Javascript leaves few loopholes open for accessing sensitive information - maybe?
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-09-29 21:25:59 GMT)
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brainwave? Javascript leaves few loopholes open for accessing sensitive information - maybe?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, everyone. All of the suggestions were close in concept, but Carolyn's -- especially post-brainwave -- was most helpful to me, answering the "of what" part of my question, which is that JavaScript offers few possibilities (of mischiefmaking) to hackers."
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French term (edited):
ouvre peu de possibilit�
offers / has few options / features
may be too basic a program, without enough features
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7 mins
Paulette Racine Walden
Native in French
&
English
Translator/Proofreader/Interpreter
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
French term (edited):
ouvre peu de possibilit�
You got it , is basically low risk, since we are talking about security
That the way I understand that phrase.
Peer comment(s):
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RomEst (X)
: indeed, it might be about low risk
13 hrs
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9 mins
Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
English to Canadian French translator
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
Related KudoZ points
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French term (edited):
ouvre peu de possibilit�
is quite tigtht
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