Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
décrocher
English translation:
has obtained/won/secured/landed/walked away with/been awarded (the contract)
French term
Spain
My passion is your project
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
décrocher
"Après avoir remporté avec XXXX la 1ère brique de la construction du Content Management Solution (CMS) en décembre dernier, YYYY vient de **décrocher** le Réseau."
I initially thought it meant "roll out" or similar, but then later on in the document it states that the CMS is not yet operational:
"Actuellement conçu par notre filiale XXXX, le CMS doit être livré en juin 2010."
Thanks for any help you can give asap!
Best,
Clare
| 3 +5 | obtained |
Claire Nolan
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| 3 +3 | been awarded |
Sarah Puchner
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| 3 | snapped up |
Jennifer Levey
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Martin Cassell
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Non-PRO (1): Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Proposed translations
obtained
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/décrocher/verbe
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Note added at 28 mins (2010-03-23 22:40:41 GMT)
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actually, 'landed' would be better here.
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
snapped up
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Note added at 36 mins (2010-03-23 22:48:42 GMT)
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Source: 30+ years in the global media business.
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Note added at 44 mins (2010-03-23 22:57:29 GMT)
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By analogy with the ideas expressed here:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=154429
Please bear in mind this is marketing blurb, not telecoms jargon (and less still telecoms jargon quoted from duff dictionaries).
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Chris Hall
: A reference to support your claim would have been nice. / So you think that the GDT is a "duff dictionary" then?
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It's certainly not the first time I've found the GDT to be at variance with accepted/standard terminology in my specialist fields... So, yes, it's 'duff'. Like all dictionaries (up to a point).
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Tony M
: Although I find it hard to see why they are using this sort of language here, this seemsconsistent with the 'remporter' just before it... But 'snap up' seems to go with 'prize' or bargains, not easy to see what it's doing here...?
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been awarded
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
6 hrs
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Thanks Catharine
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mimi 254
8 hrs
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Thanks Mimi
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Gabrielle Leyden
: been awarded the network contract (but not as snappy as "landed")
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Thanks Gabrielle
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Reference comments
United Kingdom
25 years as a specialist communicator
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English
previously ...
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Tony M
: Yes, although it's hard to see where the element of 'contract' comes in here, I feel sure this is the kind of meaning intended...
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