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souhait d'y donner suite

English translation: his desire/intention to continue in the post

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French term or phrase:souhait d\'y donner suite
English translation:his desire/intention to continue in the post
Entered by: Louise Etheridge

14:47 Feb 18, 2014
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French term or phrase: souhait d'y donner suite
Again, this appears in an article about the CEO of a French energy company, as follows: 'Améliorer la performance... sera un test possiblement crucial pour le PDG, dont le mandate s'achève en novembre - pour lequel il fait peu de mystère de son souhait d'y donner suite.' (His mandate is about to come to an end).

Does this mean he's not hiding his desire to continue on at the company, or is this more about following through on something (i.e. improving the performance - either way I suppose said person would have to stay on)?

Many thanks

Louise
Louise Etheridge
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:15
his desire/intention to continue in the post
Explanation:
It is apparent that he does not want to quit or leave the post and i think the whole translation could be " and he is making no effort to conceal/hide his desire/intention to continue in the post"
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MAHESH K
India
Local time: 05:45
Grading comment
Many thanks Mahesh!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1his desire to pursue this
liz askew
4his desire/intention to continue in the post
MAHESH K
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his desire to pursue this


Explanation:
donner suite à - Wiktionary
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/donner_suite_à‎
donner suite à. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to: ... French[edit]. Verb[edit]. donner suite à. to follow up (on a case), to pursue, to act on.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 53
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks for your input Liz!


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neutral  writeaway: also in most Fr-En dictionaries
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
his desire/intention to continue in the post


Explanation:
It is apparent that he does not want to quit or leave the post and i think the whole translation could be " and he is making no effort to conceal/hide his desire/intention to continue in the post"

MAHESH K
India
Local time: 05:45
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks Mahesh!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks for your input MAHESH!

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Reference: more context

Reference information:
Améliorer la performance « convenable », selon Henri Proglio, et, en réalité, très décevante des 58 réacteurs sera un test possiblement crucial pour le PDG d'EDF, dont le mandat s'achève en novembre - pour lequel il fait peu de mystère de son souhait d'y donner suite.

http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/energie-environn...

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PRO pts in category: 66
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Asker: Many thanks for your input writeaway!

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