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activité incentive

English translation: reward and recognition activity

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French term or phrase:activité incentive
English translation:reward and recognition activity
Entered by: Conor McAuley

10:51 Oct 4, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Reward and recognition?
French term or phrase: activité incentive
"Votre demande ne ressemble pas à toutes les autres? Vous avez besoin de transferts en autocars, d'un séminaire résidentiel avec une soirée de Gala dans un lieu prestigieux, et pour finir d'une journée d'étude qui se termine par une ***activité incentive***...? Nous répondons à vos besoins en élaborant un devis sur mesure qui prendra compte de tous les paramètres."

For the moment I've come up with "reward and recognition activity", but I'm sure there's a better term out there.

Something like the winning teams get on the BBC programme "The Apprentice"?
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 23:17
reward / prize (activity)
Explanation:
If the activity is a reward or prize (i.e. the winning team get to go to a spa), then I would simply put prize or reward (without necessarily adding 'activity').
Selected response from:

David Howard
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:17
Grading comment
Thanks to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2motivational activity
Di Penney
3 +2an 'incentive' activity
Assia SANLIS
4reward / prize (activity)
David Howard
4(an evening's) relaxation
philgoddard
4Encouraging activity
Salih YILDIRIM
3confidence/morale-boosting activity
B D Finch
3team-building session
Emma Paulay


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
motivational activity


Explanation:
Another suggestion

Di Penney
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Coquard: Exactly!
3 hrs
  -> Thank you :-)
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
19 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
an 'incentive' activity


Explanation:
why not simply keep the same term?


Assia SANLIS
Local time: 23:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison MacG: I think this might be my choice - used in the world of corporate events and "incentif" seems to be a borrowed word in French. Example: http://www.helloscotland.com/whats-new/LatestNews/New-Foodie...
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Alison, actually that's what I thought, basically it's not a French term!
agree  Yolanda Broad
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reward / prize (activity)


Explanation:
If the activity is a reward or prize (i.e. the winning team get to go to a spa), then I would simply put prize or reward (without necessarily adding 'activity').

David Howard
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(an evening's) relaxation


Explanation:
We don't know what (if anything) they have in mind, but it's obviously some kind of leisure activity that contrasts with their hard work during the day.

philgoddard
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: It could be rock climbing, white-water rafting or an assault course.//Well, perhaps not an assault course, but still probably an "activity".
8 mins
  -> After 'une journée d'etude'? Possible, but unlikely. It's just so they have something pleasant to look forward to after all their hard work - that's the 'íncentive'.
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
confidence/morale-boosting activity


Explanation:
My reading of it.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-10-04 13:04:16 GMT)
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As I noted to Phil, it could be rock climbing, white-water rafting or an assault course. Alternatively, it could be something that puts what they have learned into practice in a way that is fun and competitive.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 83
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
team-building session


Explanation:
This covers everything from canoeing to cooking a meal.

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 23:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 97
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Encouraging activity


Explanation:
Imho

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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