Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
meat and potatoes project
French translation:
projet "alimentaire"
Added to glossary by
Stéphanie Soudais
Aug 7, 2007 19:42
16 yrs ago
English term
France
meat and potatoes project
English to French
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Corporate strategy
In the meantime, our core clients are also under pressure. Many of them have multiple programs and are struggling to get their work done given the challenges in the supplier base. Some of the work that needs doing isn’t the big glamorous projects but rather the steady “meat and potatoes” kinds of projects
Bien compris le sens, mais je ne trouve pas d'expression imagée en français
Bien compris le sens, mais je ne trouve pas d'expression imagée en français
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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9 mins
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des projets alimentaires
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Effectivement, on parle souvent de "job/travail alimentaire". Je pense qu'avec des guillemets cela passera. Merci à tous pour vos (bonnes) suggestions"
15 mins
basic project
I am sorry it itn't in French, but I hope it helps
Meets and potatos are examples of basic food. But I believe this question has nothing to do with food at all!
In Portuguese we say rice and beans, which has the same meaning.
It is "glamourous projects" as opposed to "very basic projects"
We are not talking about prawns and caviar, but about meet and potatos.
Meets and potatos are examples of basic food. But I believe this question has nothing to do with food at all!
In Portuguese we say rice and beans, which has the same meaning.
It is "glamourous projects" as opposed to "very basic projects"
We are not talking about prawns and caviar, but about meet and potatos.
Note from asker:
| Yes, this is how I understood the expression |
16 mins
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
Comprehensive linguistic services
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
des projets concrets
Au sens figuré bien sûr. Rien à voir avec l'alimentation.
+5
18 mins
Nathalie Scharf
United States
United States
Native in English
&
French
United States
Lawyer with over 20 years experience
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
le pain quotidien
Il faut tourner la phrase autrement - quelque chose comme "ce ne sont pas les projets préstigieux dont il doivent se préoccuper (ou qui demandent leur attention) mais plutôt ceux qui constituent leur "pain quotidien"
Il y a bien d'autres façons d'arranger cela.
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Note added at 49 mins (2007-08-07 20:32:47 GMT)
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pardon ils avec un "s"
Il y a bien d'autres façons d'arranger cela.
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Note added at 49 mins (2007-08-07 20:32:47 GMT)
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pardon ils avec un "s"
Peer comment(s):
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Luisa Moura Almeida
: j'aime bien
6 mins
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Merci Luisa, tout ça me donne faim !
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Alain Berton (X)
28 mins
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Merci Alain !
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Merline
: "prestigieux" (pas d'accent sur le premier E)
49 mins
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Merci Merline !
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Claire Chapman
1 hr
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sporran
6 hrs
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11 hrs
projet de tous les jours/ de première nécessité/routinier
les missions à effectuer ne sont pas forcément innovantes, plutôt des tâches routinières
12 hrs
Sigolène Lapostolet
Native in French
Works in field
ALSO EXPERT IN ARTS & CRAFTS SME'S
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, German to French
Related KudoZ points
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3
des projets pour faire bouillir la marmite
dictionnaire d'A. Rey, p 397 : "marmite, symbole de la subsistance, loc.fig. : faire bouillir la marmite"
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