Translation of "excess capacity" to French

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Dictionary translations for "excess capacity"

excess capacity noun

pl. excess capacities

la capacité inutilisée f (Business Basic)

Contexts with "excess capacity"

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. La plupart des êtres humains ont une capacité quasi-infinie à considérer les choses comme acquises.

Don't eat to excess. Ne mange pas trop.

There is no reason why in a society which has reached the general level of wealth which ours has attained the first kind of security should not be guaranteed to all without endangering general freedom. (...) there can be no doubt that some minimum of food, shelter and clothing, sufficient to preserve health and the capacity to work, can be assured to everybody. Il n'y a pas de raison pour laquelle, dans une société qui est parvenue au niveau général de richesse que la nôtre a atteint, le premier niveau de sécurité ne puisse pas être garanti à tous, sans mettre en péril la liberté de tous. (...) Il ne peut y avoir de doute qu'un minimum de nourriture, d'abri et de vêtements, suffisants pour préserver la santé et la capacité de travailler, peut être assuré à chacun.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. La route de l’excès mène au palais de la sagesse.

Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself. La vraie noblesse de l'Homme est peut-être sa capacité à se mépriser lui-même.

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