Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Bercy et Matignon
English translation:
the Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister's office
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Mitchel
Jan 12, 2003 03:05
21 yrs ago
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French term
United States
Bercy et Matignon
French to English
Bus/Financial
Investment / Securities
investment banking
What's the best way to translate what is meant by these two seats of power?
"X s'étonne de cette position puisqu'en avril 1994, Y avait demandé et obtenu une suspension de séance à l'occasion de l'arrêté des comptes 1993 afin d'harmoniser les vues de Bercy et Matignon."
"X s'étonne de cette position puisqu'en avril 1994, Y avait demandé et obtenu une suspension de séance à l'occasion de l'arrêté des comptes 1993 afin d'harmoniser les vues de Bercy et Matignon."
Proposed translations
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| 4 +10 | Note |
JCEC
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| 5 | so the finance minister and prime minister's offices can [iron out their differences or whatever] |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 | financial and executive powers |
Gayle Wallimann
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Proposed translations
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Note
Bercy = Ministry of Finance
Matignon = Prime Minister's Ofiice
Matignon = Prime Minister's Ofiice
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Gayle Wallimann
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financial and executive powers
A suggestion, although financial is not officially a branch of government, as compared to executive and legislative. (Even though it is probably the most powerful of both!)
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cjohnstone
: Matignon is only part of the executive and Bercy is not all financial powers in the land
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so the finance minister and prime minister's offices can [iron out their differences or whatever]
No need to use caps etc. I would say it as above....No news articles uses the formal names of ministeries, usually.
a lot of experience....
a lot of experience....
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