Laisse pour compte
English translation: abandoned, black sheep, by the wayside
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left to get on with it, left out in the cold Explanation: It looks as though whoever was left in charge of this sector of the business activity was just knid of left holding the baby without any support. |
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left out Explanation: "Laissé pour compte" is usually followed by "de" ("left out of ..."). Fuad common usage |
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something of a black sheep Explanation: In the sentence, you may be able to use the 'black sheep' idea : "The magazine network was regarded as something of a black sheep when it came to corporate development/ the development of teh company..." |
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abandonment Explanation: From Termium: English:Freight Service (Railroads) abandonment s DEF - Customer refusal to receive freight damaged in transit so as to be worthless, making the carrier liable for its value. s 1992-01-09 Yahoo! Finance - HANOVER GOLD COMPANY INC - Quarterly Report ... ... of Atacarna, Chile. In connection with the abandonment, the Company wrote off its deposit of $5,000 securing the leasehold interest. No similar abandonments or ... biz.yahoo.com/e/l/h/hvgo.ob.html SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ... or the Company in recovering, saving and preserving the property insured in case of loss, be considered a waiver or an acceptance of abandonment. The Company ... www.thefederation.org/Public/Y2K/itt-ny.htm NTA Decision 870-R-1995 ... Jason Snell, President of J + J Packaging, objected to the proposed abandonment. His company is involved in packaging sodium bentonite. All of the raw material ... www.cta-otc.gc.ca/eng/dec95/d870r95e.htm Reference: http://www.termium.com Google search |
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the network of "owned" warehouses saw its business slump over the past four years. Explanation: "Black sheep" apart, is not that translation a little flawed? en propre - Larousse F/E, E/F dict. Would not "magazine" be an usual synonym for "warehouse"? It surely does not refer to "magazines" qua "revues"s". |
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