être sur son X

English translation: be the best one can be, achieve one\'s goals, hit one\'s sweet spot, be at the top of one\'s game

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French term or phrase:être sur son X
English translation:be the best one can be, achieve one\'s goals, hit one\'s sweet spot, be at the top of one\'s game
Entered by: Wyley Powell

17:55 Feb 7, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Motivating employees
French term or phrase: être sur son X
The text is the result of a brainstorming session on how to motivate employees - so, it's just a series of ideas without much context.

The expression in question is "assigner à l'employé une tâche qui le met sur son X".

TIA
Wyley Powell
Canada
Local time: 09:44
be the best one can be, achieve one's goals, hit one's sweet spot, be at the top of one's game
Explanation:
Just some suggestions, depending on the register you want to achieve. See link for explanation of the term in French.
Selected response from:

Danielle Coleman
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:44
Grading comment
Merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4assign the employee a task that's a perfect fit for them
Liath Gleeson
4 +1be the best one can be, achieve one's goals, hit one's sweet spot, be at the top of one's game
Danielle Coleman
3 +2Assign a task that fits them to a T
Stephanie Benoist


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
be the best one can be, achieve one's goals, hit one's sweet spot, be at the top of one's game


Explanation:
Just some suggestions, depending on the register you want to achieve. See link for explanation of the term in French.

Example sentence(s):
  • Être exactement à l’endroit où l’on veut être dans sa vie, autant personnellement que professionnellement, c’est ça, être sur son X.

    https://lesinspires.com/2015/octobre/comment-etre-sur-son-x
Danielle Coleman
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:44
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liath Gleeson
2 mins

neutral  philgoddard: I don't think any of these fits the context, probably because the question header says "être" but the text says "mettre".
20 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
assign the employee a task that's a perfect fit for them


Explanation:
Just another option to add to Danielle's answer - I'm also going off the article below.

I imagine this expression has some connection to "X marks the spot" - as in, when you're "sur son X", you're in just the right place.

I think you have some room to be creative.


    Reference: http://lesinspires.com/2015/octobre/comment-etre-sur-son-x
Liath Gleeson
Denmark
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
12 mins
  -> Thanks Phil!

agree  Tony M: Yes, to me it sounds a bit like 'dans le mille'
42 mins
  -> Thank you Tony!

agree  Victoria Britten
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks Victoria!

agree  erwan-l
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Cheers, Erwan!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Assign a task that fits them to a T


Explanation:
Matches rythym of source text

Stephanie Benoist
France
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Yolanda and ph-b :)

agree  ph-b (X)
1 day 1 hr
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