Permettre l'exécution de la prestation de travail contre rémunération
English translation: enable the job to be performed in exchange for remuneration
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| 18:57 Feb 22, 2002 |
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| 4 | enable the rendering of the service for compensation |
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| 4 | allow a service to provided against payment |
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| 4 | provide work against remuneration |
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| 4 | do a full day's work for a full day's pay |
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enable the rendering of the service for compensation Explanation: or "enable the performance of the job for a compensation" |
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allow a service to provided against payment Explanation: An alternative |
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provide work against remuneration Explanation: Just like that ! |
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Comment Explanation: "rendering of the service" reads as too much of a calque on the French "rendre service à quelqu'un", which also reads as a being a little off track in context. If you are working in exchange for payment, then you are not doing them a favour! Cécilia's second suggestion in the body of her answer reads more naturally, with the following suggested modification : "enable the job to be performed in exchange for remuneration". You cannot say "A compensation". You could say "in exchange for financial compensation". But I don't like using compensation here, remuneration works as well in English as in French. Lastly, the word "prestation" bothers me slightly, as this is more often found in contexts where a person if offering his services (the provision of services). The small amount of info we have suggests employment (for a salary) not |
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do a full day's work for a full day's pay Explanation: When I worked for Pacific Telephone Company in San Francisco many years ago, they had such a gizmo for employees, and they called this... "do a full day's work for a full day's pay" |
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