Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
un chèque à la clé
English translation:
a money prize/and will be rewarded with
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Stephanie Ezrol
Apr 10, 2010 01:00
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French term
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Native in: English
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un chèque à la clé
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Advertising / Public Relations
I have no idea what this phrase means in this context.
Pour chaque projet, un candidat par pays sera retenu, avec toujours un chèque à la clé.
This is a marketing scheme where those have the highest score will get a large project grant.
Pour chaque projet, un candidat par pays sera retenu, avec toujours un chèque à la clé.
This is a marketing scheme where those have the highest score will get a large project grant.
Proposed translations
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Xia29
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Selected
a money prize/and will be rewarded with
I don't think cheque has to be taken literally. As you say, they'll receive a grant - which may be paid by bank transfer!
"Cheque à la clé" just means they'll be given the grant. You could use "prize" if you can afford to be a bit tongue in cheek or else say "one candidate per country will be selected and rewarded financially/awarded a grant".
"Cheque à la clé" just means they'll be given the grant. You could use "prize" if you can afford to be a bit tongue in cheek or else say "one candidate per country will be selected and rewarded financially/awarded a grant".
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Comment: "Thank you."
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Chris Hall
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219 témoignages et ils ne cessent pas...
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: French to English, English
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a cheque (UK) / check (US) at stake
Pour chaque projet, un candidat par pays sera retenu, avec toujours un chèque à la clé.
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For each project, one candidate per country will be retained / accepted, with always a cheque (UK) / check (US) at stake.
Source: http://www.wordreference.com/fren/à la clé
à la clé = at stake
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"à la clé" could also be translated as "up for grabs" in this specific instance.
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For each project, one candidate per country will be retained / accepted, with always a cheque (UK) / check (US) at stake.
Source: http://www.wordreference.com/fren/à la clé
à la clé = at stake
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"à la clé" could also be translated as "up for grabs" in this specific instance.
Peer comment(s):
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jmleger
: Sorry, no. a la clé means accompanied by
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So is Word Reference wrong then? Can you tell me where it says "à la clé" means "accompanied by"? Many thanks in advance for doing so.
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Xia29
: I understand it as a possibility, not a guarantee. Contests are often advertised with "de nombreux prix à la clé".
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Many thanks Xia29.
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always with a check
it means that each candidate retained will receive a check.
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Jennifer Levey
: Yes, as in 'always with a check/cheque to help them along/to get started'.
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EirTranslations
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Dina El Kassas
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Works in: French to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 4 more.
receive a cheque
I will say:
Selected/retained candidate will receive a cheque.
Selected/retained candidate will receive a cheque.
Example sentence:
A selected candidate will receive his / her Provisional Selection Letter from the Branch/IPTL/info point opted by him/her for delivery of training, http://www.careerjinni.com/gisat_what.aspx
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a cheque thrown in
a cheque to be submitted
Example sentence:
avec, a la clé, une récompense = with a reward thrown in
Reference comments
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Reference:
Wiktionary
à la clé /a la kle/ invariable
1. En récompense promise à la fin, Avec, enfin, en conséquence, finalement.
* À l’automne 1985, les Rolling Stones avaient quitté EMI pour CBS avec, à la clé, le contrat considéré comme le plus gros à ce jour […] (L'Humanité, 29 août 2006).
* Avec l’école de formation X, la réussite est à la clé.
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"...propose aux utilisateurs de FIFA.com de créer leurs propres slogans pour soutenir les équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA, Afrique du Sud 2010, avec de nombreux prix à la clé."
http://fr.fifa.com/worldcup/bethere/rulesandprizes.html
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1. En récompense promise à la fin, Avec, enfin, en conséquence, finalement.
* À l’automne 1985, les Rolling Stones avaient quitté EMI pour CBS avec, à la clé, le contrat considéré comme le plus gros à ce jour […] (L'Humanité, 29 août 2006).
* Avec l’école de formation X, la réussite est à la clé.
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"...propose aux utilisateurs de FIFA.com de créer leurs propres slogans pour soutenir les équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA, Afrique du Sud 2010, avec de nombreux prix à la clé."
http://fr.fifa.com/worldcup/bethere/rulesandprizes.html
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Peer comments on this reference comment:
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writeaway
: but it's not the 'aim' so the prize isn't at stake
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Reference:
And it's on ProZ to boot!
Substitute "cheque/check" where appropriate
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/art_arts_crafts_...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/architecture/178...
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The thing about KudoZ is that if people didn't ask the same questions over and over again there wouldn't be so many points up for grabs.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/art_arts_crafts_...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/architecture/178...
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The thing about KudoZ is that if people didn't ask the same questions over and over again there wouldn't be so many points up for grabs.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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kashew
: Maybe the two elements should have been separated.
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writeaway
: and it's in standard Fr-En dictionaries (the kind sold in bookstores). there seems to be a general allergy to doing research unless Kudoz pointZ are à la clé
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Awarding them, tho', which is odd!
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Claire Nolan
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