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French term or phrase:	pilier
English translation:	ace salesman
Entered by:	1045

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10:15 Dec 9, 2011

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Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Trial period

French term or phrase: pilier

CONTEXT:

"Cette formation devra être assurée par un moniteur ou vendeur pilier".

The training course is given to the trainee. Does "pilier" mean "essential" here? TIA.

FlyHi KudoZ activity Questions: 364 (1 open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 8
Local time: 18:12

ace salesman

Explanation:
un vendeur d'expérience ...

Selected response from:

1045
Canada
Local time: 12:12

Grading comment

Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

reliable

B D Finch

ace salesman

1045

cornerstone

Michel F. Morin

proven

kashew

Summary of reference entries provided

fonctions dans le secteur de la vente :

Pascale van Kempen-Herlant

Figurative meaning of "pilier"

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

Answers

12 mins confidence:

cornerstone

Explanation:
A mon sens, "pillar" ou "backbone" sont moins appropriés ici !

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 18:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 76

35 mins confidence:

ace salesman

Explanation:
un vendeur d'expérience ...

1045
Canada
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

reliable

Explanation:
The person giving the training needs to be reliable and thoroughly know the job. That is not the same as being "ace", which means high-performing and is not a necessary qualification for training somebody else.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 18:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field

5 hrs confidence:

proven

Explanation:
*

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stalwart?

kashew
France
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 19

Reference comments

1 hr

Reference: fonctions dans le secteur de la vente :

Reference information:
1er vendeur; vendeur pilier, responsable rayon
Nov 2010 vendeur pilier chez QUIKSILVER

Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
Netherlands
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

11 hrs peer agreement (net): +2

Reference: Figurative meaning of "pilier"

Reference information:
Dixit Larousse :

Support isolé en maçonnerie, élevé pour recevoir une charge (arcade, voûte, plafond, charpente, etc.).
Personne, chose dont la présence, l'activité est essentielle à l'existence d'un organisme, d'une institution : C'est un pilier de la maison.
Familier. Habitué d'un lieu public, qui n'en bouge guère : Pilier de bar.
Familier et vieux. Jambe grosse, solide.
Alpinisme
Structure rocheuse subverticale faisant saillie sur le versant d'une montagne.
Anatomie
Nom donné à plusieurs éléments anatomiques, en raison de leur disposition (piliers du voile du palais, du canal inguinal, du diaphragme).
Mines
Partie de gisement abandonnée, temporairement ou définitivement, pour soutenir le toit d'une excavation souterraine.
Sports
Au rugby, chacun des deux avants de première ligne, qui encadrent le talonneur dans la mêlée.

Reference: http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/pilier/60915

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
France
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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Dec 12, 2011 - Changes made by 1045:
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Dec 9, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
Field	Social Sciences => Bus/Financial

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