Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 29, 2004 12:53
20 yrs ago
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German term
Jour Fixe
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Jour Fixe
Context;
Relating to certain types of managerial/staff meetings re. management systems and processes for ISO 9000:2000
I assume the origin is however French but is used in German too?
Context;
Relating to certain types of managerial/staff meetings re. management systems and processes for ISO 9000:2000
I assume the origin is however French but is used in German too?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | on set days (for meetings) |
Leveleki
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| 5 +1 | regular meeting |
Chris Rowson (X)
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| 4 +1 | set day for a meeting/ fixed day on which meeting is held |
helen howard
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| 3 | at-home |
Sabine Tietge
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Proposed translations
+3
12 mins
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on set days (for meetings)
As regards meetings, this term is normally used to denote that certain meetings are "fixed" and occur on a specified "set" day of the week.
Does this fit into the context you are working on?
Does this fit into the context you are working on?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Richard Hall
: yes, I've always heard it referring to a meeting on the same day every week.
9 mins
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| agree |
ECP11
23 mins
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| agree |
Gábor Simon
20 hrs
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10 mins
Sabine Tietge
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at-home
Jour // der; Jours, Jours (veralt.) open house; Jour fixe at-home
+1
13 mins
helen howard
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set day for a meeting/ fixed day on which meeting is held
Not commonly used in English - just means "set" or "fixed" day.
+1
3 hrs
regular meeting
It means a meeting which is scheduled to take place regularly, e.g. every Wednesday at 11.00
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