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Jan 15, 2004 10:33
20 yrs ago
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French term

vente de terrain

Non-PRO French to English Other
Le président est un IEP, passé par la vente de terrain

Proposed translations

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8 mins
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who has (actually) worked as a salesman in the course of his career

who has hands-on experience of working in sales.

It means that at last the company has managers who have practical experience in the field
Peer comment(s):

agree Nancy Bonnefond : could also be
6 mins
neutral Gayle Wallimann : Could be, but I have always seen vente sur le terrain
10 mins
agree Liana Coroianu
26 mins
agree Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
35 mins
agree Peters Trans
1 hr
agree Anita Milos
1 hr
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+1
7 mins

land sales

The president used to be in land sales, or property sales.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nancy Bonnefond
4 mins
neutral CMJ_Trans (X) : surely there would be an "s" on terrain ?
7 mins
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-1
9 mins

ground sales

i would say
Peer comment(s):

disagree Nancy Bonnefond : no way
6 mins
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10 mins

land business

N

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Note added at 2004-01-15 10:45:31 (GMT)
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In the land sales business
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