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English to French translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Accounting / Notes de frais
English term or phrase:"War and peace" claim
Voici la phrase complète. Il s'agit d'un texte sur les logiciels de gestion de notes de frais.
"Then there’s the complete ostrich – the employee who hoards their expenses until they can be hoarded no longer – those where a sudden “War and Peace” claim is made – three or more months of expenses appear, with the employee expecting immediate payment (generally because they are facing having zero available space on their personal credit card)."
Je ne suis pas sûre de la structure de la phrase. S'agit-il d'une énumération de 2 types d''employés (celui qui fait l'autruche et l'autre). Je ne comprends pas le sens de "those where a sudden “War and Peace” claim is made " ni la référence à Guerre et Paix... Merci d'avance
parce que le roman de Tolstoy est très long. C'est à dire : la collection des notes de frais est épaisse comme cette livre.
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"war and peace" claim
un pavé proustien
Explanation: pour changer d'auteur... (les explications des autres messages sont les bonnes)
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