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un restaurateur aux affaires

English translation: a restaurateur in charge / at the helm

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French term or phrase:un restaurateur aux affaires
English translation:a restaurateur in charge / at the helm
Entered by: Philippe Barré

12:45 Mar 14, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Food & Drink / Restaurant chain
French term or phrase: un restaurateur aux affaires
Context: in a booklet encouraging people to join a restaurant franchise. A description of the sort of person who would join the franchise: "***un restaurateur aux affaires***, proche de ses clients; un cadre confirmé qui aime manager ses équipes, un commerçant doublé d'un vrai chef d’entreprise". Does this mean "a restaurateur who specialises in catering for business people", or a "business-like restaurateur"? Thanks in advance for any help!
Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:58
a restaurateur in charge / at the helm
Explanation:
"être aux affaires" = to run things,
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Philippe Barré
France
Local time: 01:58
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2a hands-on restaurateur
philgoddard
3 +1a restaurateur in charge / at the helm
Philippe Barré


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a restaurateur in charge / at the helm


Explanation:
"être aux affaires" = to run things,

Philippe Barré
France
Local time: 01:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Seems logical, linguistically... but a bit of a daft thing to say: "What we want is a restaurant manager who is going to run things" — duh! / yes, that makes sense!
1 min
  -> Of course, but they're not looking for a "restaurateur" who is a "chef" in the culinary sense, they want someone who can manage a business and get the most out of his employees..
neutral  Lucy O'Shea: I think they are playing on the fact that he is a real businessman - they go on to call him a "cadre" and a "commerçant".
1 day 3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a hands-on restaurateur


Explanation:
As opposed to an owner who delegates the management to others.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheri P: especially considering what immediately follows
25 mins
agree  Lara Barnett
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