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as they take to the floor

French translation: au moment où ils attaquent le comptage sur place

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English term or phrase:	as they take to the floor
French translation:	au moment où ils attaquent le comptage sur place
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18:12 Oct 12, 2006

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Business/Commerce (general)

English term or phrase: as they take to the floor

Not only are they “dedicated” to their specialized tasks, but they are also “dedicated” to the project and, thankfully, to the company they represent as they take to the floor to start counting.

kerbager KudoZ activity Questions: 1824 (1 open) (2 without valid answers) (38 closed without grading) Answers: 317
Local time: 15:13

au moment où ils attaquent le comptage sur place

Explanation:
ou le dénombrement (au lieu du comptage)

Selected response from:

Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 21:13

Grading comment

Merci. Votre proposition correspond le plus au contexte.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

alors qu'ils sont fin prêts

Ségolène Neilson

au moment où ils attaquent le comptage sur place

Christian Fournier

entrent en scène

Conor McAuley

ils partent sur le terrain

bohy

au moment où ils se mettent en piste

xxxCMJ_Trans

Discussion entries: 2

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14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

alors qu'ils sont fin prêts

Explanation:
dans le cas d'une danse on dit entrer en piste mais là cela n'allait pas c'est l'idée qu'ils sont prêts qui est importante je crois

Ségolène Neilson
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:13
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 22

1 hr confidence:

au moment où ils se mettent en piste

Explanation:
en préservant l'image en quelque sorte

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 21:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 390

14 hrs confidence:

ils partent sur le terrain

Explanation:
floor c'est souvent l'atelier, mais probablement trop précis : "terrain" est plus général... Ca peut s'appliquer aussi à des bureaux, des locaux informatiques, etc.

bohy
France
Local time: 21:13
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 86

14 hrs confidence:

entrent en scène

Explanation:
Image ?

take to the sales floor?
take to the trading floor?

More context would be good - what exactly are they doing?

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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-10-13 08:53:11 GMT)
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au moment où ils entrent...

shop floor - surface de vente / magasin http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1407280

factory floor - usine / atelier

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 21:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 38

17 hrs confidence:

au moment où ils attaquent le comptage sur place

Explanation:
ou le dénombrement (au lieu du comptage)

Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 21:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 154

Grading comment

Merci. Votre proposition correspond le plus au contexte.

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