Sep 5, 2023 20:04
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French term
United States
M.A. degree in French
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
le comi de pièces est pas vite
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Canadian trucking company
This sentence is on a customer feedback document/survey for a diesel trucking company in Quebec. I don't understand the word "comi"????
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Spares take too long to arrive |
Andrew Bramhall
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| 3 +3 | The parts clerk isn't really up to the task |
Bourth
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| 4 | delivery of parts is not fast |
MassimoA
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| 4 | slow spare parts salesclerk |
Johannes Gleim
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Change log
Sep 16, 2023 19:39: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "le comi de pieces est pas vite" to "le comi de pièces est pas vite"
Proposed translations
35 mins
Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
French term (edited):
le comi de pieces est pas vite
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Spares take too long to arrive
I wouldn't even personalise it; I'd make it more general, as the upshot is that spares don't arrive quickly; from here, there's lots of ways to go.
Note from asker:
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French term (edited):
le comi de pieces est pas vite
The parts clerk isn't really up to the task
This use of vite is peculiar to Quebec, so I'm really not qualified to give an opinion, but the question intrigued me, but it looks as if the parts clerk is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. From what I can make out, it has nothing to do with the speed at which parts arrive at the delivery point.
"we don't use vite as an adjective in France, although they do in Quebec (in particular, when they say "il est pas vite"-often "il est pas vite vite", which means he is not very smart... )"
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/fr-vite-adjectif-adv...
"Vite sur ses patins Cette expression typique au langage populaire québécois signifie : être débrouillard (ex : cette gamine, c'est une petite vite sur ses patins !)."
https://www.immigrer.com/dictionnaire-des-expressions-quebec...
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2023-09-08 08:03:47 GMT)
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... is a bit dim, is no bright spark, hasn't got a clue, is not with it...
"we don't use vite as an adjective in France, although they do in Quebec (in particular, when they say "il est pas vite"-often "il est pas vite vite", which means he is not very smart... )"
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/fr-vite-adjectif-adv...
"Vite sur ses patins Cette expression typique au langage populaire québécois signifie : être débrouillard (ex : cette gamine, c'est une petite vite sur ses patins !)."
https://www.immigrer.com/dictionnaire-des-expressions-quebec...
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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2023-09-08 08:03:47 GMT)
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... is a bit dim, is no bright spark, hasn't got a clue, is not with it...
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
1 hr
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| neutral |
ph-b (X)
: Probably what it means, but is it the right register in terms of translation?/Agreed - that would be interesting.
6 hrs
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Agreed. This was offered as tentative explanation. There might well be a Canadian-English term that would fit.
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| agree |
Emmanuella
8 hrs
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| agree |
Johannes Gleim
: The client complains about te staff
11 days
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3 days 14 hrs
French term (edited):
le comi de pieces est pas vite
delivery of parts is not fast
For me it's about delivery of items.
11 days
Johannes Gleim
Works in field
40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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22
slow spare parts salesclerk
Anglais
Subject field(s) Occupation Names (General) Sales (Marketing)
salesperson correct
salesclerk correct
salesman correct
saleswoman correct
Terme(s)-clé(s)sales clerksales girl
Français
Domaine(s) Désignations des emplois (Généralités) Vente
vendeur correct, nom masculin
vendeuse correct, nom féminin
commis correct, nom masculin et féminin
commis vendeur correct, nom masculin
commis vendeuse correct, nom féminin
DEF Employé chargé d'assurer la vente dans un établissement commercial et, plus particulièrement, dans un grand magasin
https://www2.proz.com/kudoz/7150627?bs=1#marker_submit (Fiche 8)
Subject field(s) Occupation Names (General) Sales (Marketing)
salesperson correct
salesclerk correct
salesman correct
saleswoman correct
Terme(s)-clé(s)sales clerksales girl
Français
Domaine(s) Désignations des emplois (Généralités) Vente
vendeur correct, nom masculin
vendeuse correct, nom féminin
commis correct, nom masculin et féminin
commis vendeur correct, nom masculin
commis vendeuse correct, nom féminin
DEF Employé chargé d'assurer la vente dans un établissement commercial et, plus particulièrement, dans un grand magasin
https://www2.proz.com/kudoz/7150627?bs=1#marker_submit (Fiche 8)
Discussion
@ ph-b: Merci por le lien termium !
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Fiche 7 ici https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?l...