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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

the chair

French translation:

le président

Added to glossary by Francis MARC
May 23, 2003 20:45
21 yrs ago
English term

the chair

English to French Other
The steering committee or the chair will be responsible for ensuring that actions take place on time.
Proposed translations (French)
3 +10 président
5 +7 la présidence
5 +3 Le comité directeur

Proposed translations

+10
1 min
Selected

président

chair = chairman I presume
Peer comment(s):
agree Michael Bastin
3 mins
agree Jean-Gabriel Piette
4 mins
agree ntouzet (X) : oui, ça se dit en réunion
11 mins
agree Proelec : OK, si c'est bien chairman. Le contexte va dans ce sens.
23 mins
agree CHENOUMI (X) : Although "chairman" is no longer used. For polical correctness, they now say a " chairperson". :^)
35 mins
agree Ino66 (X)
37 mins
agree Jean-Luc Dumont : in that case it is the "person" : Steering Committee officers shall be a Chair, a Chair-Elect, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.
1 hr
agree chaplin : ou présidente
3 hrs
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
7 hrs
agree Chinoise
3 days 23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
5 mins

Le comité directeur

Groupement restreint de délégués, chargés de former les autres comités ou commissions et de planifier le travail.


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Note added at 2003-05-23 20:52:49 (GMT)
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http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

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Note added at 2003-05-23 20:54:33 (GMT)
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Désolée, j\'ai traduit steering committee.

Pour \"the chair\", c\'est \"la présidence\" et non \"chairman\" qui veut dire \"président\".

Reference:

http://199.84.130.170/BTML/FRA/r_Motclef/index800_1.asp

Peer comment(s):
agree Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen : pour la présidence
12 mins
agree Ino66 (X)
33 mins
agree Chinoise
3 days 23 hrs
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+7
1 hr

la présidence

the chair = la présidence
the chairman = le président
Peer comment(s):
agree cjohnstone
1 hr
agree Florence Evans
7 hrs
agree Eva Blanar : absolument!
10 hrs
agree Majorie Boisson de Fonvent
11 hrs
agree Nancy Bonnefond : tout à fait!
13 hrs
agree GILLES MEUNIER
14 hrs
agree Chinoise
3 days 22 hrs
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