Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
souhait d\'y donner suite
English translation:
his desire/intention to continue in the post
Added to glossary by
Louise Etheridge
Feb 18, 2014 14:47
10 yrs ago
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French term
souhait d'y donner suite
French to English
Bus/Financial
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Report on the sector
Again, this appears in an article about the CEO of a French energy company, as follows: 'Améliorer la performance... sera un test possiblement crucial pour le PDG, dont le mandate s'achève en novembre - pour lequel il fait peu de mystère de son souhait d'y donner suite.' (His mandate is about to come to an end).
Does this mean he's not hiding his desire to continue on at the company, or is this more about following through on something (i.e. improving the performance - either way I suppose said person would have to stay on)?
Many thanks
Louise
Does this mean he's not hiding his desire to continue on at the company, or is this more about following through on something (i.e. improving the performance - either way I suppose said person would have to stay on)?
Many thanks
Louise
Proposed translations
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| 4 | his desire/intention to continue in the post |
MAHESH K
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| 4 +1 | his desire to pursue this |
liz askew
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Change log
Feb 18, 2014 18:46: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Energy / Power Generation" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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his desire/intention to continue in the post
It is apparent that he does not want to quit or leave the post and i think the whole translation could be " and he is making no effort to conceal/hide his desire/intention to continue in the post"
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his desire to pursue this
donner suite à - Wiktionary
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/donner_suite_à
donner suite à. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to: ... French[edit]. Verb[edit]. donner suite à. to follow up (on a case), to pursue, to act on.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/donner_suite_à
donner suite à. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to: ... French[edit]. Verb[edit]. donner suite à. to follow up (on a case), to pursue, to act on.
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| Many thanks for your input Liz! |
Reference comments
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more context
Améliorer la performance « convenable », selon Henri Proglio, et, en réalité, très décevante des 58 réacteurs sera un test possiblement crucial pour le PDG d'EDF, dont le mandat s'achève en novembre - pour lequel il fait peu de mystère de son souhait d'y donner suite.
http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/energie-environn...
http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/energie-environn...
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| Many thanks for your input writeaway! |
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