Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
aboutissement
English translation:
an end in itself
Added to glossary by
Jason Willis-Lee
Oct 19, 2005 09:10
18 yrs ago
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French term
Spain
Med-Pharm French and Spanish to English
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
aboutissement
French to English
Medical
Medical: Instruments
Medical equipment company quality assurance/survey
I understand this as being an incentive to succeed in sales but my dictionaries/research on the term don't seem to concur. TIA for any confirmation...
Après 10 ans de postes nationaux en marketing et 6 ans de ventes, je pense que la vente est au coeur du business.
Beaucoup le voient comme un tremplin, ne serait-ce pas plutôt un aboutissement de réussir dans la vente ?
Après 10 ans de postes nationaux en marketing et 6 ans de ventes, je pense que la vente est au coeur du business.
Beaucoup le voient comme un tremplin, ne serait-ce pas plutôt un aboutissement de réussir dans la vente ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +2 | an end in itself |
Helen Genevier
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| 3 +5 | achievement |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
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| 4 | culmination |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | divers |
Andreas THEODOROU
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| 3 | outcome, conclusion, aim |
Francis MARC
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Proposed translations
+2
14 mins
Selected
an end in itself
just a suggestion - "... but could one not regard a successful career in sales as an end in itself?"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much Helen..."
+5
10 mins
achievement
not a springboard (means of advancing one's career) but an achievement in itself
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Genevier
: I prefer yours to mine :-)
4 mins
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thanks Helen - actually I tossed up between "achievement" and "end"
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Víctor Nine
11 mins
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thanks VRN
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| agree |
Andreas THEODOROU
: perhaps 'the' achievement or 'ultimate' achievement
55 mins
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thanks Andy
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| agree |
Enza Longo
2 hrs
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thanks Enza
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sarahl (X)
5 hrs
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ta cobber :-)
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13 mins
outcome, conclusion, aim
possibilités
30 mins
culmination
of one's career
1 hr
Andreas THEODOROU
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
Translator/writer (medical/pharma specn)
Native in: English
Works in: Greek to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
divers
ultimate sign of success
the achievement of the natural career goal for salespeople
reaching the peak in terms of career progression
the zenith of a career
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-10-19 10:19:48 GMT)
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I am thinking that the person is talking of achieving a particular position in sales ,ie the 'le' in 'Beaucoup le voient comme un tremplin' refers to a post that has not been mentioned.
the achievement of the natural career goal for salespeople
reaching the peak in terms of career progression
the zenith of a career
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-10-19 10:19:48 GMT)
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I am thinking that the person is talking of achieving a particular position in sales ,ie the 'le' in 'Beaucoup le voient comme un tremplin' refers to a post that has not been mentioned.
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