contrepartie
English translation: quid pro quo approach (to negotiation strategy)
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2 mins confidence: 
| contrepartie (noun, please see phrase) compensation Explanation: sugg |
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7 mins confidence:
| contrepartie (noun, please see phrase) consideration Explanation: * |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| contrepartie (noun, please see phrase) take (as in give and take) Explanation: Maybe... Could work in this context. |
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30 mins confidence:
| contrepartie (noun, please see phrase) counter-arguments Explanation: From fr.answers.com (and in my Littré) Opinion contraire ; contre-pied -- L'article suivant offre la contrepartie de cet éditorial. This is one take on the phrase, one I think it shouldn't be ignored. The idea being that you should have your counter-arguments at the ready so that you don't give away too much. (The phrase isn't 'en contrepartie' -which would mean 'consideration' for sure). |
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40 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| contrepartie (noun, please see phrase) quid pro quo approach (to negotiation strategy) Explanation: "Concessions/contreparties" (concessions for recompense) is ONE unit and should be translated as a whole, imho. It is called a "developed form" in translation. French writers often use punctutation in ways that appear "weird" in English. This is one those uses that cannot just be transferred into an English text. "Quid pro quo strategy" is a very common phrase (perhaps too sophisticated in the context, but maybe not!) This is about the are of negotiation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 mins (2007-06-20 13:31:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (Rather, "art" of negotiation.) Backing up a little from a negotiation "position" is an effective way of breaking an impass when both parties need the deal. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2007-06-20 13:34:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- When both parties in a negotiation are "dug in" to a "position", both sides need to offer "concession for concession". I don't think the word "contrepartie" should hang you up. Literalness here will not necessarily be appropriate. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 52 mins (2007-06-20 13:40:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Contrepartie = Trade-off (??) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-06-20 13:47:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A Negotiation Meta Strategy Combining Trade-off and Concession Moves ... The first one based on concessions, and the second one, a trade-off tactic. ... www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/agnt/2006/00000012/00000... |
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49 mins confidence:
| contrepartie (noun, please see phrase) concessions/what I get in return Explanation: HTH what I could give away and what I would want in return French is a lot neater sometimes for theoretical stuff.. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2007-06-20 13:37:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, meant to say what I WANT in return -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 59 mins (2007-06-20 13:47:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- plan as regards what I could concede and what I would want in return The problem here is that there is no neat one- or two-word translation of contrepartie (to my knowledge). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-06-20 13:48:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- my give/get plan / strategy |
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3 hrs confidence:
| contrepartie (noun, please see phrase) payback Explanation: if you want a noun.... |
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