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trim the fat

French translation: éliminer le superflu

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English term or phrase: trim the fat
French translation:éliminer le superflu
Entered by: Marion Delarue

09:59 May 1, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Management / management, productivity
English term or phrase: trim the fat
We blogged about habits recently: how examining your cemented routines and proceeding to shake things up if they don't make sense has a positive effect on your productivity, focus, and even creativity. It's important to occasionally reassess what we do on auto-pilot so that we trim the fat and keep only what is helpful.
Marion Delarue
France
Local time: 19:11
éliminer le superflu
Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 19:11
Grading comment
Merci, c'est parfait !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7éliminer le superflu
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +1Dégraisser
HERBET Abel


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
éliminer le superflu


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 326
Grading comment
Merci, c'est parfait !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
8 mins
agree  Andrew Bramhall: That's definitely the meaning;
33 mins
agree  Ana Vozone
35 mins
agree  sporran
2 hrs
agree  Annie Rigler
4 hrs
agree  Hélène OShea
6 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
11 hrs
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Dégraisser


Explanation:
Suggéré

HERBET Abel
Local time: 19:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: That's perhaps a rather different image, more about e.g. skimming the fat off a liquid, rather than the notion of 'parer', really ruthlessly cutting out what is flabby and unnecessary!
8 mins
  -> Le management n'utlise pas tjrs une langue sympa comme alléger les effectifs Le plus souvent on dit dégraisser
agree  Marcombes (X)
5 hrs
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