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affaires emblématiques

English translation: high-profile businesses

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French term or phrase:affaires emblématiques
English translation:high-profile businesses
Entered by: liz askew

09:58 Jan 30, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance
French term or phrase: affaires emblématiques
From an interview with the CEO of a major insurance company reviewing last year's results:

"Enfin, nous avons engrangé XX millions d'euros d'affaires nouvelles, avec un bon mélange entre l'obtention de mandats supplémentaires chez des clients existants, et le gain de quelques **affaires emblématiques."**

Thanks for any insight!
Ysabel812
high-profile businesses
Explanation:
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:ftdeMncLkFQJ:www.iknowp...

emblématiques = high-profile
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:15
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Thanks for your help on this!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2high-profile businesses
liz askew
4flagship contracts
ormiston
3symbolic/important new business
Andrew Fanko


  

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symbolic/important new business


Explanation:
It looks like the contrast is being made between extra income generated from existing clients and important new business drummed up.

Andrew Fanko
United Kingdom
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flagship contracts


Explanation:
i.e. they net in some high profile business deals

ormiston
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high-profile businesses


Explanation:
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:ftdeMncLkFQJ:www.iknowp...

emblématiques = high-profile


liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks for your help on this!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rkillings: or better, "customers", "accounts", etc.
1 hr
  -> Very kind :-)
agree  Francis Marche: Yes, since "affaires emblématiques" appear to be included in the "affaires nouvelles"
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Thank you! That was my thinking too:-)
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