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21:31 Jan 5, 2004 |
French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial | ||||
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| Selected response from: Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) | |||
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taking it easy Explanation: I suppose his job there was not very challenging. |
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"pantouflage" (going into non-governmental employment) Explanation: débuter ses études dans les grandes écoles administratives et passer dans le privé (pour un poste bien payé) Termium: Domaine(s) – Public Administration Domaine(s) – Administration publique going into non-governmental employment Source pantouflage Source CORRECT, MASC OBS – Harrap, cf. "pantoufler" Source DEF – Action de pantoufler. Source OBS – pantoufler : Pour un fonctionnaire, [...] quitter le service de l'État pour celui d'une entreprise privée. Source -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-01-05 21:43:24 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Pantouflage USA French word (I think the idea is that you move between the administration and the contractor so comfortably they have your slippers waiting for you, or something), http://www.leaderpascal.co.uk/MT/archives/2003/11/25/pantouf... For instance, is it necessary to view the problem-area of unfair competition differently whether the contract is public or concluded between private entities or is it necessary to have special rules for certain situations? Should for instance public officials involved in public procurement be forbidden to take up jobs in companies which have bid in public procurement (a form of prohibition of \"pantouflage\" or \"feathering one\'s nest\")? http://www.greco.coe.int/docs/other/pace3c.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-01-05 21:46:52 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- French Political Culture and African Policy: From Consensus to ... - [ Traduire cette page ] ... year term of President Giscard d’Estaing, osmosis had taken place between the public and private sectors, giving place to the phenomenon of pantouflage.1 The ... www.iss.co.za/Pubs/Monographs/No50/Chap5.html - 32k - En cache - Pages similaires [PDF] Bridging the Finance Gap for Small Firms Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Through the typically French system of pantouflage, these people are parachuted at or near the helm of France’s large companies or banks. ... skylla.wz-berlin.de/pdf/1996/i96-311.pdf |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
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