de jouer la carte de la transparence

English translation: to ensure maximum transparency

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase: jouer la carte de la transparence
English translation:to ensure maximum transparency
Entered by: Michael McCain (X)

16:39 Sep 8, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
French term or phrase: de jouer la carte de la transparence
This is a project for standardizing communication technologies.

un site web en accès libre a été ouvert afin de jouer la carte de la transparence sur l'évolution du projet. "Nous tenions à proposer un site très réactif permettant à l'ensemble des partenaires d'y publier des informations dans le cadre d'une structure commune afin de garantir la cohérence
JTLingos
Local time: 08:13
to ensure maximum transparency
Explanation:
to ensure maximum transparency as the project moves forward.
Selected response from:

Michael McCain (X)
France
Local time: 14:13
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2to make project development transparent or to make the project development process transparent
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +1play the transparency card
Marian Greenfield
4 +1to be completely open and transparent about progress
CMJ_Trans (X)
4to show transparency (about the project progress)
Johanne Bouthillier
3to ensure maximum transparency
Michael McCain (X)


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
play the transparency card


Explanation:
The five aces in an economist's pac... transparency and credibility. If an economist is falling behind in an argument, a initiative is to play the transparency card. Even if ...
www.btimes.co.za/99/0314/world/world02.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages


Londres... In Libya's case, we have a country which, for some time now, has been seeking to rejoin the international community. She wants to play the transparency card. ...
www.ambafrance-uk.org/asp/ presse_item.asp?ID=1329&LNG=en - 56k - Cached - Similar pages


[PDF] TABLE OF CONTENTSFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
... of the fact that destinations affected by situations of conflict or acts of terrorism, have no other recourse but to play the transparency card, especially in ...
www.world-tourism.org/isroot/wto/pdf/1293-1.pdf - Similar pages


[PDF] K-Buy Newsletter No. 8File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
... For its own interest the buying group must play the transparency card with its purchase prices The definition of the client’s need is not always relevant. ...
www.k-buy.com/pdf/en/whitepapers/ K-Buy_Newsletter08_Future_of_E-Proc_1.pdf - Similar pages


- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency... Second, other companies play the transparency card and send a huge quantity of information, overwhelming the recipient, who does not really know what to do ...
www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/015/0002/0013/4_e.htm - 52k - Cached - Similar pages


FRANCE WILL HONOR ITS STABILITY PACT COMMITMENTS: RAFFARIN... domestic product, he said. As for me, I play the transparency card, Raffarin told an interviewer on LCI television. When I saw that ...
www.adetocqueville.com/cgi-binloc/ searchTTC.cgi?displayZop+12624 - 9k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


Thailand Expat Forum -> First Cases Of Bird Flu Confirmed In ...... Sars outbreak last year, they managed to go "beyond" their f### dinosaure communist spirit in order to contain the outbreak and to play the transparency card. ...
www.thaivisa.com/forum/ index.php?showtopic=5473&st=0 - 96k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


Indonesia IMF / US$ 5 BILLIONS TO HELP REFORMS AND RECOVERY... Not only does Indonesia intend to play the transparency card through its various policies projects but also transparency towards the IMF, as it wrote in its ...
www.asia-import.com/us/news/files/014GB.html - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages



Marian Greenfield
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara Freitas
32 mins

agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
2 hrs

disagree  Michele Fauble: not the right connotation in this context
7 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be completely open and transparent about progress


Explanation:
if you prefer to ignore the image

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 14:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X)
2 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to ensure maximum transparency


Explanation:
to ensure maximum transparency as the project moves forward.


    www.theperspective.org/2004/ june/accountabilityandtransparency.html
    Reference: http://jpn.cec.eu.int/english/press-info/4-1-3-82.htm
Michael McCain (X)
France
Local time: 14:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to make project development transparent or to make the project development process transparent


Explanation:
whole idea...literally to play the transparency card put you can't use that in this context...


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-08 16:47:13 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

there are NO superlatives in the French....



Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 206

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
7 hrs

agree  jennifer de luca (X): seems to be better for the context I understood
14 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to show transparency (about the project progress)


Explanation:
although "to play the transparency card" is used, I'd find the proposed expression more appropriate to the context (not talking about someone else' strategy but about "our" plan

Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: French
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search