English translation of "bousculer tous les codes" - "revolutionized the way things were done/the profession"

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150 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	bousculer tous les codes
Context:	Il y a 30 ans, ce produit a bousculé tous les codes du métier
Keywords:	Pour la première fois, ce produit associait deux nouveaux aspects

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150 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

revolutionized the industry/profession

150 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

shook up all the codes of the trade or the trade canon

My comment:

bousculer is to bump into for people, in the sense of throwing off balance....normally, it is not used with "things" and when it is, it is somewhat slang-like, to shake up: il a tout bouscule au travail....sorry my international keyboard is on the blink.

Codes or usual practices

150 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

was a cutting-edge development

150 months ago

Marie-Claire wrote:

revolutionized the way things were done/the profession

My comment:

This is what came to mind intuitively so best double check!

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