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French: accomplir un mandat de directrice adjointe

English translation: to appoint (as) assistant director of



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French term or phrase:accomplir un mandat de directrice adjointe
English translation:to appoint (as) assistant director of
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Education / Pedagogy / University education
French term or phrase: accomplir un mandat de directrice adjointe
Monitrice puis enseignante, elle accomplit en 1981 et 1998 deux mandats de directrice adjointe au Centre de linguistique appliquée.
xxxMeesh
France
was appointed twice (as) assistant director of..... or she held the position of ... twice, in 1981
Explanation:
and 1998...
term of office is for elected officials and given her background and the position, I'd opt for assistant director. She was appointed twice, or she held the position twice in 1981 and 1998.
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5 +3completed a term of office as Deputy DirectorCarolynB
5 +1she served twice as Assistant Principal of the Centre, in 1981 and 1998xxxPRen
3 +2was appointed twice (as) assistant director of..... or she held the position of ... twice, in 1981
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
completed a term of office as Deputy Director

Explanation:
a suggestion

CarolynB
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
15 mins

agree Aisha Maniar
31 mins

agree Ioana Bostan
35 mins
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
was appointed twice (as) assistant director of..... or she held the position of ... twice, in 1981

Explanation:
and 1998...
term of office is for elected officials and given her background and the position, I'd opt for assistant director. She was appointed twice, or she held the position twice in 1981 and 1998.

writeaway
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Karen Tucker: I agree that "term of office" is not appropriate for this type of position. It's only for elected officials.
6 mins

agree Nanny Wintjens
36 mins

neutral Allan Jeffs: "accompli" is not exactly "appointed" You're right about term of office being electoral but this is definitely the idea.
51 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
she served twice as Assistant Principal of the Centre, in 1981 and 1998

Explanation:
Principal may be North American, but it's obvious she served as the school's assistant principal or head

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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2004-07-21 13:42:15 GMT)
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Or, if it\'s a University, a Director, Head, Dean

xxxPRen
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Allan Jeffs: Yes, but not Principal - that's for a school not a Linguistics Centre
7 mins
  -> Thanks Allan, agree with your comment - see mine above
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