Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
consom'acteur
English translation:
consum'actor
French term
United Kingdom
consom'acteur
| 2 +5 | consum'actor |
iol
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| 2 +2 | proactive consumer |
Jean-Marie Le Ray
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| 3 | consumer |
LBMas
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Proposed translations
consum'actor
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Sylvia Smith
: good one! obviously it is a made-up word, so why not make up an English equivalent :)
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thank you Sylvia
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Kathryn Strachecky
: I would see "acteur" as meaning actor rather than activist as well
34 mins
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thanks
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| agree |
Erik Macki
51 mins
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thanks Eric
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| agree |
sporran
1 hr
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thank you
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df49f (X)
5 hrs
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France
From Translation to Communication
Native in: French 
Works in: Italian to French, English to French
proactive consumer
Jean-Marie
| agree |
Claire Chapman
: After thinking this one over for a while, I like this answer the best - it is the activist consumer who actually acts and there is no confusion with the profession of acting.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Veronica Coquard
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consumer
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Claire Chapman
: The note that I posted is from a European web site. It appears that the expression may be in some sort of frequent use there (enough to appear in a blog), though it hasn't made it's way here until now.
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Discussion
http://lemrina.canalblog.com/archives/2005/03/02/353212.htm