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maîtrise d'ouvrage

English translation: project management

15:51 Oct 25, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
French term or phrase: maîtrise d'ouvrage
Au sens bancaire. "Des points trimestriels de debriefing ont lieu entre la Maîtrise d'Ouvrage Finance et l'équipe reporting". Abréviation MOA : MOA / NCO (normes comptables opérationnelles).
laurentl
Local time: 07:50
English translation:project management
Explanation:
I'd say "between the financing project management and the reporting team". In the building business, for which the expression you ask about is a metaphor here, the term would be "project management".
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Jennifer Forbes
Local time: 06:50
Grading comment
Thank you, I don't think there is any way in English to distinguish between "maîtrise d'oeuvre" and "maîtrise d'ouvrage"
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Summary of answers provided
4control of work
Jarvis_Howell
3 +1supervision
Francis MARC
4construction management
Etienne Muylle Wallace
4project management
Jennifer Forbes


  

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control of work


Explanation:
control of work

Example sentence(s):
  • control of work
Jarvis_Howell
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
supervision


Explanation:
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 08:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 76

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agree  Assimina Vavoula
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
construction management


Explanation:
c'est plus limité que le 'project management', qui peut également etre pour d'autres choses que la constrction.
( dictionnaire d'architecture et construction de Chris Grech)

Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 2
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
project management


Explanation:
I'd say "between the financing project management and the reporting team". In the building business, for which the expression you ask about is a metaphor here, the term would be "project management".

Jennifer Forbes
Local time: 06:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Thank you, I don't think there is any way in English to distinguish between "maîtrise d'oeuvre" and "maîtrise d'ouvrage"
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