English translation of "en bout de course" - "more energy than that which you ultimately use/use in the end"

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170 months ago

Lilly (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	en bout de course
Context:	Diagnostic de performance énergétique - Énergie finale et énergie primaire
Keywords:	L’énergie finale est l’énergie que vous utilisez chez vous (gaz, électricité, fioul domestique, bois, etc.). Pour que vous disposiez de ces énergies, il aura fallu les extraire, les distribuer, les stocker, les produire, et donc dépenser plus d’énergie que celle que vous utilisez en bout de course. L’énergie primaire est le total de toutes ces energies consommées.

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170 months ago

wrote:

more energy than that which you ultimately use/use in the end

My comment:

en bout de course=ultimately

My references:

Collins Robert

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170 months ago

wrote:

as an end user

My comment:

This is really technical at all. It's for a general audience.

en bout de course=at the end of the line/race, i.e., the energy you use as an end user.

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