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161 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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161 months ago

   wrote:

new head/leader of the group/multinational

161 months ago

   wrote:

"the new executive of the company"

My comment:

[…]. The speech is clear and emphasises the great intelligence on the part of the new executive of the company, as well as his perfect knowledge of the context and of what is going on in it.

161 months ago

   wrote:

manager of the company

My comment:

"filiale" in this context is a branch of a company and the "maître" des lieux^ is the boss or manager

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161 months ago

   wrote:

the new manager

My comment:

Person at the helm of an institution/organization/enterprise.

161 months ago

   wrote:

of the newly-appointed manager

161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

master of the house

My comment:

Not sure from the context how high up the chain Lou Jian is, but it seems that the phrase should reflect the [quiet?] authority of his speech/presentation.

161 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle   wrote:

Lord of the manor

My comment:

this is what we say in English

161 months ago

TRADUCTIONS TECHNIQUES BSL   wrote:

the man in charge - the man of the house - the master of the house - Master of the Order

My comment:

Selon le context - je choisirais probablement « Master of the House » puisqu'il s'agit d'une expression - Yves

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161 months ago

   wrote:

I'm sorry, thanks for your input, but while your offerings are certain a valid translation of the phrase in many instances, in this case none of them reflect the context.