Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
au temps passé
English translation:
on a time-spent basis
Added to glossary by
Sylvia Smith
Mar 4, 2006 10:47
18 yrs ago
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French term
au temps passé
French to English
Bus/Financial
Management
consulting services
This is a bullet in a PowerPoint presentation (XXX is an engineering consultancy):
L'offre de XXX
- Réalisation d'études et de projets au temps passé, en mode consulting
Past tense doesn't seem to make much sense... perhaps they mean something along the lines of on time (withiin the given time)? Any insight would be much appreciated!
L'offre de XXX
- Réalisation d'études et de projets au temps passé, en mode consulting
Past tense doesn't seem to make much sense... perhaps they mean something along the lines of on time (withiin the given time)? Any insight would be much appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | see explanation |
Patricia Lane
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| 4 | time spent on a project |
Valérie Lapotre (X)
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| 4 -2 | (done) previously |
Leveleki
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Proposed translations
+8
3 mins
Patricia Lane
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Specializes in field
France
Cross-cultural corporate communications
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
see explanation
they are speaking of billing mode ie, an hourly basis (temps passé=time spent) rather than flat fee, percentage, result etc...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Philip Taylor
: that's how it seems to me too
5 mins
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merci
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| agree |
Charlie Bavington
: yup, altho consultancy is often billed by the day, not the hour. But yes, this is in contrast to "au forfait".
8 mins
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merci
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| agree |
Enza Longo
1 hr
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thanks
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| agree |
Tony M
1 hr
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thanks
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| agree |
sporran
7 hrs
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thanks
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| agree |
Mark Nathan
8 hrs
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thanks
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| agree |
IC --
11 hrs
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merci
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| agree |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
1 day 21 hrs
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merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
-2
4 mins
(done) previously
I think that what they mean here is very simply studies and projects that had been carried out "in the past" or "previopusly"
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Patricia Lane
: if that were the case, they would not have used the expression "au temps passé"
1 min
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| disagree |
Tony M
: No, it's a set expression meaning 'billed by the hour (etc.)'
1 hr
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10 mins
time spent on a project
je pense que c'est l'idée ici
Discussion