a joué la carte de la prolongation

English translation: played the 'stay the course' card

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French term or phrase:a joué la carte de la prolongation
English translation:played the 'stay the course' card
Entered by: Maria Constant (X)

09:28 Apr 9, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Presentation of securities market
French term or phrase: a joué la carte de la prolongation
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L'année 2010 aura confirmé le rôle prépondérant des banques centrales. La Réserve Fédérale américaine a joué la carte de la prolongation tandis que la Banque Centrale Européenne a surpris avec l'implémentation de son programme d'achats de dettes souverains.

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Maria Constant (X)
Local time: 07:47
played the 'stay the course card'
Explanation:
This is a popular way of expressing this in contemporary US jargon.
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joehlindsay
Local time: 00:47
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Thanks joehlindsay.
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4 +2played the 'stay the course card'
joehlindsay
4 +1played the continuity card
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
3served the mixture as before
polyglot45


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
played the continuity card


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  cc in nyc: nice
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
served the mixture as before


Explanation:
it preferred to go on serving the mixture as before

polyglot45
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
played the 'stay the course card'


Explanation:
This is a popular way of expressing this in contemporary US jargon.

joehlindsay
Local time: 00:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 272
Grading comment
Thanks joehlindsay.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
7 hrs

agree  rkillings: 'stay the course' card.
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