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182 months ago

art1234 (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

English > French

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

out on the lot

Context:

Most salespeople make the mistake of using the worst type of closing question:
“If I could, would you?” out on the lot to get a commitment to purchase.

 

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182 months ago

Edith Marie Seidner  See profile wrote:

...".....", manquant ainsi une promesse d'achat

182 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de  See profile wrote:

ici: chez les/leur clients

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182 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de  See profile wrote:

ou: avec leur(s) clients

182 months ago

JIGGSLAW- Coordinator of the Linguist-Lawyers Network  See profile wrote:

I disagree

182 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de  See profile wrote:

sur le parking

My comment:

they are talking about a car dealer lot where the cars for sale are

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182 months ago

JIGGSLAW- Coordinator of the Linguist-Lawyers Network  See profile wrote:

I disagree. Out of context

182 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See profile wrote:

sur le parking

My comment:

they are talking about a car dealer lot where the cars for sale are

Sur le terrain

My comment:

traduit exactement : sur le lot

dans ce cas ci : veut dire sur le terrain

My references:

Oxford dictionary and translation

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182 months ago

myrthe  See profile wrote:

d'accord : sur le terrain ou sur place.

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182 months ago

expert in french translation  See profile wrote:

en dehors du groupe/lot

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182 months ago

JIGGSLAW- Coordinator of the Linguist-Lawyers Network  See profile wrote:

That's right!!!! 1. "Out on the lot" refers to something that is not included. 2. This specific sentence refers to a type of question that leads to an engagement action or a YES/ NO answer ( tie-down questions). 3. The author explains that many salespeople think that it is right to use the sentence “If I could, would you?" as a tie-down question, but that's wrong because it doesn't lead to any YES/NO answer (It leads to MAYBE, PROBABLY ...).Therefore these salespeople are not getting the engagement of the client.