May 17, 2011 11:16
13 yrs ago
French term
Bulgaria
The original in all but the language
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Bulgarian to English, Esperanto to English, and 1 more.
et métier
French to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Accounts
Again from a list of audit instructions for a company and its subsidiaries:
"L'annexe modifiée comporte la liste des filliales concernées par les refacturations/contrats et elle est découpée par [company name]/BU et métier."
Appears to be a postscript to a company name, reminiscent of "& Co."
"L'annexe modifiée comporte la liste des filliales concernées par les refacturations/contrats et elle est découpée par [company name]/BU et métier."
Appears to be a postscript to a company name, reminiscent of "& Co."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | business, business line |
joehlindsay
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| 3 +2 | industry |
Laurette Tassin
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| 4 | and Discipline |
David Goward
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| 3 +1 | activity |
Laurette Tassin
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| 3 | & TRADING |
silvester55
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References
| trade ? |
silvester55
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Selected
business, business line
Métier is often translated as 'business' or 'business line' in this context.
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3 mins
Laurette Tassin
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
Traduction / Formation
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, US, French, British, Australian) 
, French (Variants: Swiss, Belgian, Standard-France, African)
Works in: French to English, English to French
industry
et métier ou secteur d'activité?
industry is often used in that respect : the shoe industry, the movie industry etc.
industry is often used in that respect : the shoe industry, the movie industry etc.
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
joehlindsay
: As i said in the other comment, I think industry, activity, sector or business line could all apply, depending on the rest of the context.
6 hrs
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| agree |
codestrata
21 hrs
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1 hr
and Discipline
A major French corporation I've worked for uses the term "Métier"/"Discipline" for the various elements of its project teams (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, I&C, Costing, etc.).
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
joehlindsay
: I think this applies in the context you cite, but not as part of a company. Métier applied to a person can be discipline or vocation, to a company, business line, activity, industry, sector, etc.
6 hrs
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In the specific case I mentioned, the term "métier" was used almost as a synonym of "department" or "office". The in-house English term for this was "discipline" as stated above.
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1 hr
Laurette Tassin
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
Traduction / Formation
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, US, French, British, Australian) , French (Variants: Swiss, Belgian, Standard-France, African)
Works in: French to English, English to French
activity
Business Unit/Activity
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
joehlindsay
: I think you could use this or industry or business (line)
5 hrs
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2 hrs
& TRADING
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métier (n.)
avocation, business, calling, career, commerce, craft, craftsmanship, employment, job, labor (American), labour (British), line, line of work, occupation, occupational group, profession, professional skill, proficiency, toil, trade, vocation, work, workmanship
IMO " trade"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-05-17 13:49:55 GMT)
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métier (n.)
avocation, business, calling, career, commerce, craft, craftsmanship, employment, job, labor (American), labour (British), line, line of work, occupation, occupational group, profession, professional skill, proficiency, toil, trade, vocation, work, workmanship
IMO " trade"
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Reference comments
2 hrs
Reference:
trade ?
métier (nom, singulier, masculin) (aussi : industrie) trade (nom, singulier)
Des données indirectes montrent néanmoins que les maladies constituent un facteur important dans l'abandon du métier de pêcheur.
Français : eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...9:FIN:FR:PDF
Nevertheless, indirect data show that ill health is an important factor in fishermen giving up the trade.
Anglais : eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...9:FIN:EN:PDF
C'est de cette façon que sont ici traités les illustrateurs, déplore-t-il, en énumérant toutes les vexations qu'il a connues dans l'exercice de son métier, dont la moindre est celle d'être mal payé.
Français : afpaquin.org/~afpaquin/joom/index.p...limitstart=5
This is the way illustrators are treated, he says enumerating all the annoyances experienced when practising his trade the most obvious being poorly paid.
Anglais : afpaquin.org/~afpaquin/joom/index.p...limitstart=5
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-05-17 13:31:54 GMT)
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& TRADING ???????????
Des données indirectes montrent néanmoins que les maladies constituent un facteur important dans l'abandon du métier de pêcheur.
Français : eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...9:FIN:FR:PDF
Nevertheless, indirect data show that ill health is an important factor in fishermen giving up the trade.
Anglais : eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...9:FIN:EN:PDF
C'est de cette façon que sont ici traités les illustrateurs, déplore-t-il, en énumérant toutes les vexations qu'il a connues dans l'exercice de son métier, dont la moindre est celle d'être mal payé.
Français : afpaquin.org/~afpaquin/joom/index.p...limitstart=5
This is the way illustrators are treated, he says enumerating all the annoyances experienced when practising his trade the most obvious being poorly paid.
Anglais : afpaquin.org/~afpaquin/joom/index.p...limitstart=5
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-05-17 13:31:54 GMT)
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& TRADING ???????????
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