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il a tout gagné

English translation: he\'s won on all counts; he\'s cracked it; he\'s got it made; he\'s got it in the bag; it\'s plain sailing/smooth running

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French term or phrase:il a tout gagné
English translation:he\'s won on all counts; he\'s cracked it; he\'s got it made; he\'s got it in the bag; it\'s plain sailing/smooth running
Entered by: Bianca Jacobsohn

12:00 Nov 16, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
French term or phrase: il a tout gagné
La phrase :
"A partir du moment où le manager arrive à faire adhérer ses équipes à toutes les décisions qu’il prend, il a tout gagné."

Looking for something more formal than "hit the jackpot". Also need to maintain the order of ideas as it's a subtitle. Otherwise I would have opted for something like "A successful manager is one who...", which is a little bit clumsy when respecting the order of ideas: "A manager who... is a successful manager". This also means losing the temporal "A partir du moment...".

Many thanks in advance for your thought and ideas.
Bianca Jacobsohn
France
Local time: 03:08
he's won on all counts
Explanation:
Yet another possibility
Selected response from:

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 02:08
Grading comment
Yours is both the closest and the most appropriate suggestion in this context. I've added the other suggestions in the glossary as they're also very good.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7it's plain sailing
Sarah Bessioud
4 +3he's onto a winner
Tony M
3 +3smooth running
Emma Paulay
4He's got it all in the bag
MatthewLaSon
4he's won on all counts
Sheila Wilson
4He's got it made
joehlindsay
3when all his/your efforts have paid off
John Peterson
4 -1hat er bereits gewonnen
kostan
3he has accomplished his main task
Philippa Smith


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
smooth running


Explanation:
I rather like "s/he has cracked it" but I supect that's too informal for your doc.
Maybe "once a manager can count on the support..... it's smooth running from then on.

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 03:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Colin Rowe: Depending on suitability of register, "he's cracked it" would also have been my suggestion - or possibly "he's on to a winner"
23 mins
  -> Thanks, Colin.
agree  Chris Hall
24 mins
  -> Thanks, Chris.
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): its funny I would have chose s.th. between your and Jeux_de_mots's suggestion : "smooth sailing"
2 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
when all his/your efforts have paid off


Explanation:
Maybe something like: "When a manager reaches the point where his teams are implementing his decisions, he will then know that all his efforts have paid off".

I'd have liked to have turned it round a bit, but hopefully it respects the order thay you need.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-16 13:13:44 GMT)
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Or: "When a manager reaches the point where his teams are (100%) behind him, then he will know that all his efforts have paid off"


John Peterson
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
it's plain sailing


Explanation:
Would be my preference.

Once the manager has......., it's plain sailing (from there on).

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 03:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  :::::::::: (X): yes very good :)
1 min
  -> Thank you!
agree  Chris Hall: This is also very good.
2 mins
  -> Thanks Chris!
agree  Julie Barber
40 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  John Detre: maybe combine with Emma's suggestion and make it "smooth sailing"
56 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Transitwrite: very nice translation
1 hr
  -> Thanks Sharon
agree  Emma Paulay: Yes, I think this is the term I actually had in mind, but couldn't quite put my finger on!
1 hr
  -> Thanks Emma
agree  Colin Rowe: Yes - my favourite of the suggestions so far!
1 day 21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
hat er bereits gewonnen


Explanation:
Sobald ein Manager ....
une poss.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-16 13:24:11 GMT)
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OOPS, sorry about this!!
What about: he is on the winning track?

kostan
Austria
Local time: 03:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Colin Rowe: French to English...
1 min
disagree  Chris Hall: Wrong language.
3 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
he has accomplished his main task


Explanation:
Is one option.

(Second attempt - I posted this hours ago, but it doesn't seem to have got thru'...)

Philippa Smith
Local time: 03:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
he's onto a winner


Explanation:
"When a manager can succeed in..., then he's onto a winner"

Keeps a temporal notion (though personally, I don't see that as being of great significance here?), and even though it is a fairly colloquial expression, I think

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-16 14:28:54 GMT)
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it could be acceptable in what seems to be the register here.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-16 16:25:29 GMT)
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Ahem, perhaps we ought all to take a moment to remember that this manager is just as likely to be a lady, so maybe one ought to try and find a more gender-neutral phrasing, or fall back on the ugly "s/he"!

Tony M
France
Local time: 03:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Travelin Ann: I like this one
26 mins
  -> Thanks, Ann!
agree  Verginia Ophof
1 hr
  -> Thanks Verginia!
agree  Colin Rowe: Suppose I'd better agree, since I suggested it myself in my comment to Emma Pauley!
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thanks, Colin! Sorry, didn't see your peer comment to Emma when I posted my answer.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
He's got it all in the bag


Explanation:
Hello,

It's what we'd say in American English.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he's won on all counts


Explanation:
Yet another possibility

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 02:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Yours is both the closest and the most appropriate suggestion in this context. I've added the other suggestions in the glossary as they're also very good.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
He's got it made


Explanation:
Common saying (US)

joehlindsay
Local time: 20:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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