marge d'appréciation

English translation: discretionary powers

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French term or phrase:marge d'appréciation
English translation:discretionary powers
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel

21:33 Oct 26, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: marge d'appréciation
'Le Président [du Conseil] considère qu'il dispose toujours de la marge d'appréciation évoquée par M. X lors du Conseil [précédent].'
Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 11:05
discretionary powers/right to exercise personal judg(e)ment/executive powers
Explanation:
personal authority

Others way of putting it.
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Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 23:05
Grading comment
This fits, thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5margin of assessment
daniel gwire
4 +1discretionary powers/right to exercise personal judg(e)ment/executive powers
Arthur Borges
4margin of evaluation/or assessment
Paulette Racine Walden
4margin of appreciation
swisstell
3assessment margin ?
mchd
3appraisal margin
Peter Bagney


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
assessment margin ?


Explanation:
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mchd
France
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 209
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
margin of assessment


Explanation:
difficult to say from the context but this should cover a number of possibilities

daniel gwire
Ghana
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 6
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
margin of evaluation/or assessment


Explanation:
This is what I found in my Bus/Fin dict.

Paulette Racine Walden
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
margin of appreciation


Explanation:
is another possibility but without more context really difficult to judge

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 921
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
appraisal margin


Explanation:
Same doubts as all the rest

Peter Bagney
Spain
Local time: 17:05
PRO pts in pair: 219
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
discretionary powers/right to exercise personal judg(e)ment/executive powers


Explanation:
personal authority

Others way of putting it.

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 23:05
PRO pts in pair: 404
Grading comment
This fits, thanks.

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agree  JCEC
2 hrs
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