Oct 19, 2007 08:27
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English term

goalposts

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Explosion of online commerce and advancing technologies have led to an implosion of business for telecoms and the Internet as new technologies emerge and the market moves on.
In a rapidly changing environment with moving goalposts, competitive advantage lies in new systems and orientation for the future.

merci !

Discussion

Sara M Oct 19, 2007:
littéralement, "poteaux de buts". Pas d'idée de trad mais une explication prise sur wikipedia : The expression "moving the goalposts", which means to make a set of goals more difficult just as they are being met, is often used in business.

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règles du jeu

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voir l'expression sur R &C

to move the goal posts ( figurative use )  : changer les règles du jeu


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avec des règles du jeu qui changent...
Peer comment(s):

agree siragui : C'est bien ce que dit R&C (une fois n'est pas ...), mais c'est dommage qu'on n'a pas plus imagé en français ... ("bouger les lignes", non, "dépasser les bornes", non ...) I give up.
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ici, ça colle bien, les règles du jeu qui changent. Sinon, il faut adapter selon le contexte...
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci !"
10 mins

Changer les règles de façon injuste

To move the goalposts
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goals

image de poteaux de buts, cible/objectif à atteindre
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2 hrs

où l'on change la donne sans arrêt

variante
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