Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
au plus près du terrain
English translation:
on the ground
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-11-08 13:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 5, 2009 11:20
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French term
au plus près du terrain
French to English
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Cette nouvelle organisation mondiale se double d'un volet régional : XXXX renforce le rôle des responsables régionaux et des responsables pays qui coordonnent, au plus près du terrain, l'ensemble de ses activités.
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Nov 5, 2009 12:31: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "au plus pres du terrain" to "au plus près du terrain"
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2 hrs
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on the ground
This is also a very common equivalent, particularly if the audience is AmE.
Peer comment(s):
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ormiston
: you have skipped the qualifier here, the notion that it is very 'hands on' at that level
2 hrs
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| agree |
philgoddard
: This is almost the exact equivalent phrase.
5 hrs
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| agree |
Vicky James
6 hrs
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+2
2 mins
Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
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French term (edited):
au plus pres du terrain
as close to the front line as possible
This is just one suggestion – I'm sure others will supply alternatives. You get the gist, though...
Peer comment(s):
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tradu-grace
3 hrs
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Thanks
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Adam Warren
6 hrs
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Thanks, Ian
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philgoddard
: I think there are much shorter and simpler ways of saying it.
7 hrs
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As I said Phil, just one suggestion among many
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French term (edited):
au plus pres du terrain
regional and country Officers who closely coordinate its activities on the field
au plus près dur terrain = closely...on the field
+1
1 hr
+1
1 hr
at ground level
This fits well, I think.
Peer comment(s):
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Anne-Marie Grant (X)
3 hrs
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1 hr
as close as possible to the particular territory
I'm taking regional and national managers as each being responsible for a territory.
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