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English translation: on a time-spent basis

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French term or phrase:	au temps passé
English translation:	on a time-spent basis
Entered by:	Sylvia Smith

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10:47 Mar 4, 2006

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Bus/Financial - Management / consulting services

French term or phrase: au temps passé

This is a bullet in a PowerPoint presentation (XXX is an engineering consultancy):

L'offre de XXX

- Réalisation d'études et de projets au temps passé, en mode consulting

Past tense doesn't seem to make much sense... perhaps they mean something along the lines of on time (withiin the given time)? Any insight would be much appreciated!

Sylvia Smith KudoZ activity Questions: 226 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 721
Local time: 20:43

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Explanation:
they are speaking of billing mode ie, an hourly basis (temps passé=time spent) rather than flat fee, percentage, result etc...

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Patricia Lane
France
Local time: 20:43

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Thank you!
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5 +8

see explanation

Patricia Lane

time spent on a project

Valérie Lapotre

4 -2

(done) previously

Leveleki

Discussion entries: 1

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

see explanation

Explanation:
they are speaking of billing mode ie, an hourly basis (temps passé=time spent) rather than flat fee, percentage, result etc...

Patricia Lane
France
Local time: 20:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

(done) previously

Explanation:
I think that what they mean here is very simply studies and projects that had been carried out "in the past" or "previopusly"

Leveleki
France
Local time: 20:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

10 mins confidence:

time spent on a project

Explanation:
je pense que c'est l'idée ici

Valérie Lapotre
France
Local time: 20:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

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