responsable

English translation: manager

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French term or phrase:responsable
English translation:manager
Entered by: pooja_chic

19:36 Mar 22, 2013
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Human Resources
French term or phrase: responsable
I have a SOP for a pharmaceutical company with different job titles in different parts of the document and am trying to translate them all, please help!
le Responsable Qualité; un responsable du service qualité; le Pharmacien Responsable; le Responsable du département concerné; le responsable du suivi des changements
angly
Local time: 22:36
manager
Explanation:
I prefer manager
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pooja_chic
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2manager
pooja_chic
4 +1head of quality service
Drmanu49
4supervisor
Bashiqa


Discussion entries: 3





  

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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
supervisor


Explanation:
Supervising Pharmacistfor example.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 22:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: No, a supervisor is often less senior than a manager.
24 mins

neutral  Sheila Wilson: It isn't a term that fits well with all the jobs in the Asker's list, but "Supervising Pharmacist" could work
22 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
manager


Explanation:
I prefer manager

pooja_chic
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  msimoulin: I've always seen Manager for this type of positions
1 hr
  -> Thank you msimoulin

agree  David Hayes: I think manager is more commonly used. This answer should be quite easy to find though!
10 hrs
  -> Thank you David Hayes
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
head of quality service


Explanation:
www.aspire-resourcing.com/viewjob.html?jobref=1735
Head Of Service Quality. Head of Quality The bank is focused on becoming a more customer-focused, customer-centric organisation, which competes both ...

or director

https://www.linkedin.com/job/q-director-of-quality-l-los-ang...
Greater Los Angeles Area - Feb 21, 2013. Job Detail: Under the direction of the Director of Guest Services, the Quality Service Program Manager will be... Intuit ...


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Note added at 1 heure (2013-03-22 20:44:13 GMT)
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or manager as suggested by Phil.

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Note added at 14 heures (2013-03-23 10:17:39 GMT)
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But a manager is usually a position whereas in this case it may only be an additional responsibility.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 22:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or manager. The question was actually "responsable", not "responsable qualité".
1 hr
  -> Yes! Thank you Phil.
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