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chiens écrasés

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Entered by: Yolanda Broad

15:52 Apr 2, 2003
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French term or phrase: chiens écrasés
I know that this expression is used in journalism, but what would it be in a corporate context? I was thinking of saying something like "the little things," any more colorful suggestions?

Il serait aussi bon que les dirigeants s'occupent plus de stratégie que des "chiens écrasés".
Rachel Vanarsdall
Local time: 05:12
Senior management should deal with company strategy,
Explanation:
and not with the color of hallway carpets.

For instance.
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ntouzet (X)
Local time: 11:12
Grading comment
Yes, I think I've heard this type of expression - "the color of the carpeting" - thank you all!

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Summary of answers provided
4 +2trivial matters
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
3 +3the colour of the shelter for employee's bicycles
Francis MARC
5mere trifles, trifling matters
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
4Senior management should deal with company strategy,
ntouzet (X)
3dead dogs
writeaway


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dead dogs


Explanation:
in other words stuff that nothing can be done for anyway, stuff that doesn't matter and is a waste of time.
(In real life I am a dog lover).

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Note added at 2003-04-02 16:28:58 (GMT)
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in the sense of \'flogging a dead horse\'

writeaway
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
trivial matters


Explanation:
a possibility

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell: like it
1 min
agree  chaplin
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the colour of the shelter for employee's bicycles


Explanation:
it was a real case/expression used once in my multinational company many years ago by the gal manager (american)

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 6500

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Madeleine Pérusse: Pour l'originalité de la réponse!!! : )
19 mins
agree  T Crotogino
24 mins
agree  writeaway: gal manager as opposed to the guy manager?
44 mins
  -> no, just "general" :-)
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Senior management should deal with company strategy,


Explanation:
and not with the color of hallway carpets.

For instance.

ntouzet (X)
Local time: 11:12
PRO pts in pair: 259
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Yes, I think I've heard this type of expression - "the color of the carpeting" - thank you all!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mere trifles, trifling matters


Explanation:
If you need to sound "oh so terribly" English about it!

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 11:12
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