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acteurs de progrès

English translation: movers and shakers


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French term or phrase:acteurs de progrès
English translation:movers and shakers
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel
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18:15 May 16, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / budget management
French term or phrase: acteurs de progrès
In a user guide for a budget management database program for use by a major French auto manufacturer, "Invitation acteurs de progrès" is an action item in a sample table entitled "Plant Data."

The row looks like this:
Fabrication Usine Interne Evenementiel Reconnaissance Invitation acteurs de progrès
Stephanie Mitchel
Local time: 02:31
movers and shakers gathering
Explanation:
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xxxsarahl
Local time: 00:31
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Jazzy!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1movers and shakers gatheringxxxsarahl
4Business Development/Growth PlayersJane Lamb-Ruiz
3key personnel
Orla Ryan
2contributors to advances
Francis MARC


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
acteurs de progrès
movers and shakers gathering


Explanation:
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xxxsarahl
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 135
Grading comment
Jazzy!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hacene
18 mins
  -> thanks bro! what's shaking?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
acteurs de progrès
contributors to advances


Explanation:
... boc.com Product Codes: Primary Product: Product Description: Throughout its 50-year history, Temescal has been a consistent contributor to advances in material ...
dom.semi.org/ web/wmembers.nsf/0/118a2c02ab75aa2d88256e7100699f36?OpenDocument - 3k - En cache - Pages similaires


Honourary Patrons - [ Traduire cette page ]... Aviation has practically shrunk our world and Canadian Aviation in particular, has been a significant contributor to advances in aviation technology and air ...
www.altitudeis.com/partnerships-hp.htm - 41k



Francis MARC
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 145
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acteurs de progrès
key personnel


Explanation:
as in "the main players"

Orla Ryan
Ireland
Local time: 08:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acteurs de progrès
Business Development/Growth Players


Explanation:
progres is really hard here...Business Development is what it must refer to....I am not quite sure what is meant by invitation here...but I guess they are sending invitations for things to those in the business ie players who contribute to growing the business ...

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 433
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