Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
gérer les interfaces
English translation:
manage the interfaces
Added to glossary by
philgoddard
Feb 29, 2012 18:34
12 yrs ago
French term
gérer les interfaces
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Business/Commerce (general)
This is from a job description for a Construction Site Director. This person is in charge of ensuring health and safety compliance by the company for which he works, in addition to compliance by the company's subcontractors.
I'm not sure about this "gestion des interfaces" which is one of his responsibilities. "Managing the interfaces" seems like Eurospeak to me.
S’assure que les décisions prises pour gérer les interfaces font l’objet d’une formalisation, sont communiquées aux entreprises concernées et sont suivies d’effets dans leur application
Thanks!
I'm not sure about this "gestion des interfaces" which is one of his responsibilities. "Managing the interfaces" seems like Eurospeak to me.
S’assure que les décisions prises pour gérer les interfaces font l’objet d’une formalisation, sont communiquées aux entreprises concernées et sont suivies d’effets dans leur application
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | manage the interfaces |
philgoddard
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| 3 +1 | managing contact points |
surabhipotdar
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| 4 | window-person management |
Parinama
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Change log
Feb 29, 2012 22:29: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Human Resources" to "Business/Commerce (general)"
Mar 14, 2012 12:36: philgoddard Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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manage the interfaces
Or you could say interface management decisions, or possibly just interface decisions. I agree it's jargon, and we don't have enough context to know who or what is doing the interfacing, but a literal translation works fine.
Peer comment(s):
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Michel F. Morin
: Yes, even if I don't believe I'd have included the article "the". "To manage interfaces" me paraît suffisant.
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Yes, it partly depends on whether the interfaces have been mentioned before.
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Alison Sparks (X)
: I think interface here is using a computer term to talk about the connection between the site manager and the subcontractors. It may be current UK-EN speak, but I think there may be better expressions.
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But what do you mean by "better"? The French says interface, and the English word is exactly the same. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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cc in nyc
: agree completely: managing (the) interfaces or interface management. What interfaces? We don't know; not specified in the French, so we can't say in the English either. ;-)
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managing contact points
If this relates to managing people it could be contact points or points of contact. Another term is touchpoint, which is typically with respect to customers, but contact point, I think would suit the context better as it sounds broader and can also include contact with suppliers, employees and other stakeholders.
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Peer comment(s):
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Alison Sparks (X)
: prefer this
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Thank you!
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window-person management
this is what I used to say in supply chain management
Discussion
Assiste et conseille le Site Director afin que la gestion des interfaces se fasse en toute sécurité
Thanks!