Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
s\'octroyer les succès
English translation:
give himself the credit for successes
French term
United States
US English - native. Published author.
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English
s'octroyer les succès
I am translating a series of business emails between two members of a sales team.
The leader of the team has just congratulated one of them on landing a new client.
One of the team members makes the following comment to another:
Au moins il t'a cité, il fut un temps ou cela ne le gênait pas de s'octroyer les succès.
I am not sure how to translate s'octroyer les succès in this context.
My guess would be:
There was a time when he didn't bother to acknowledge successes.
Does that seem right?
Thanks for any help!
| 4 +1 | give himself the credit for successes |
Melissa McMahon
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| 3 +7 | take credit for the successes |
writeaway
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Feb 5, 2017 10:42: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 8, 2017 04:24: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "s\\\'octroyer les succès" to "s\'octroyer les succès "
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, Nikki Scott-Despaigne, Rachel Fell
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Proposed translations
Australia
give himself the credit for successes
| Thanks Melissa - I think you're right! Michael |
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: The expression in the body of your suggestion is correct, "to take credit for something", in this case "the" successes.
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I guess I gave priority to clarifying the sense rather than the best formulation
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Sheri P
: You were first for all intents and purposes. Jeez
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take credit for the successes
Management Ch 16 Flashcards | Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/82560285/management-ch-16-flash-cards/
In which stage of adjustment to a new organization should newcomers set realistic goals and take credit for the successes that occur as they master the job?
Sequencing from Large-Insert Clones
https://seqcore.brcf.med.umich.edu/sites/default/files/html/...
We can't take credit for the successes, but as long as we perform our normal quality control checks, don't be too hasty to blame us for the failures either.
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take the credit for successes
Leading By Example - Page 22 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8740302040
2012
... explicitly recognise the contributions of others and so that they cannot be accused of trying to take the credit for successes. Conversely, when things go wrong, ...
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Marian Vieyra
: Take credit is the right term here.
54 mins
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: "to take credit for sthg" is the standard expression in UK English
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definitely not just UK English. It's the standard expression in tout court English afaik
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polyglot45
: or claim it for himself
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ph-b (X)
: Looks like Confidence Level 5 to me.
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Rachel Fell
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Nathalie Stewart
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Pierre Castegnier
: give credit " to take credit"
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Discussion
I am just having that first cup of coffee right now. Time for another.
Thanks!
Michael
In other words, "he didn't bother" which I originally had would flip the meaning around the wrong way I think.
Any suggestions?
Or should I post a separate query for that phrase?