secretaire comptable
English translation: accountant secretary
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|  Selected response from: Karin Dyson Local time: 05:50 | ||||||
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| na | girl friday |
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| na | Accountant, bookkeeper |
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| na | Accounts Secretary |
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| na | accountant secretary |
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| na | not "girl friday"; book-keeping secretary |
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| na | Accounting Secretary |
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girl friday Explanation: secrétaire comptable or secrétaire générale = girl friday (It's the translation found in EuroDicAutom) girl friday |
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Accountant, bookkeeper Explanation: see Van Dale French-Dutch dictionary. |
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Accounts Secretary Explanation: he / she will do work related to accounts. |
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accountant secretary Explanation: is a secretary who also does a certain amount of accountant work, so certainly not an odd job person. Quite to the contrary, an upper level secretarial job. Good work Karin |
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not "girl friday"; book-keeping secretary Explanation: I apologize for also suggesting in the negative, but we as translators have some power in shaping language and "girl friday" bears a sexist connotation. I would favour book-keeping secretary. Cordially, Paola L M |
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Accounting Secretary Explanation: would be the best English equivalent. "Girl Friday" is a phrase which, thankfully, is disappearing (and also refers to a position with much less responsibility than Accounting Secretary!). -- HTH, HC |
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