PI/CUST

French translation: détective privé et client

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English term or phrase:PI/CUST
French translation:détective privé et client
Entered by: Lise Berthiaume

20:56 Dec 8, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Management / sECURITY REPORT
English term or phrase: PI/CUST
Title in a report, no more context except that it has something to do with purchase.

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Lise Berthiaume
Canada
Local time: 09:54
détective privé et client
Explanation:
PI est l'abréviation de Private Investigator = détective privé

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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-12-08 22:03:26 GMT)
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Il s'agit après tout de sécurité. La plupart des grandes surfaces utilisent les services de détectives privés pour éviter le vol à l'étalage.
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Jacques Desnoyers
Local time: 09:54
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Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4détective privé et client
Jacques Desnoyers
2purchase information ?
iol
2purchasing intentions / customer
Conor McAuley
2PI - représentant, conseil, gestionnaire, responsable ; CUST - client
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


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pi/cust
purchase information ?


Explanation:
peut-être s'il s'agit de produits achetés etc...purchase or personal...

iol
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pi/cust
détective privé et client


Explanation:
PI est l'abréviation de Private Investigator = détective privé

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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-12-08 22:03:26 GMT)
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Il s'agit après tout de sécurité. La plupart des grandes surfaces utilisent les services de détectives privés pour éviter le vol à l'étalage.

Jacques Desnoyers
Local time: 09:54
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Merci
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Asker: Merci

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pi/cust
purchasing intentions / customer


Explanation:
i.e expected orders for each customer. Can you not tell any more from the paragraph it heads? (Or post the § here?).

Conor McAuley
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
pi/cust
PI - représentant, conseil, gestionnaire, responsable ; CUST - client


Explanation:
Contect lacking but one or two faint-hearted suggestions.
If I were you, I'd be firing this one back atmy client.

CUST - certainly (?!) short for CUSTOMER, donc "CLIENT"

PI - really could be anything but what about :
- "principal investigator" / "supervisor" / "team leader"

Once context clearer the great French catch-all "RESPONSABLE" may be just what you need !


http://www.aamc.org/research/adhocgp/pdfs/glossary.pdf

www.ls.wisc.edu/handbook/Glossary/default.htm

"Account executive" may also work. Lack of context - refer to client.
Serioulsy found a fair number of hits in human resources contexts for "principal investigator" without any private eye connotations !





Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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