French: a qui echoitEnglish translation: who has inherited 
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Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities | | French term or phrase: a qui echoit | | il est normal que Mr X, a qui echoit la situation de X International, dont il n'ext pas responsable, recoive des stock options pour l'inciter a redresser la societe. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responserufinus: 8:14pm Mar 12, 2008: I think it means he has to deal with X International's financial problems, even though he's not responsible for them. Probably a new CEO, who has to get the company back on its feet. The idea of 'echoir' is that it falls into his plate...
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| | who has inherited | Explanation:
i.e. he has inherited the job of putting it to rights although he is not responsible for the situation.
i.e. as rufinus says
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Note added at 13 hrs (2008-03-13 10:01:38 GMT)
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you could sound posher (like the French) and talk about 'incumbent upon', 'within his remit' but surely clarity is the essence. And thank you Fourth |
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