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business parables

French translation: les paraboles [du monde] des affaires / commerciales

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English term or phrase:business parables
French translation:les paraboles [du monde] des affaires / commerciales
Entered by: Alexandre Tissot

08:50 Dec 4, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Présentation commerciale
English term or phrase: business parables
Bonjour,

Je traduis la présentation commerciale d'une société spécialisée dans le management et la formation.

L'accent est mis sur l'importance des récits dans le cadre des formations.

Peut-on parler de "paraboles commerciales" ou existe-t-il un terme plus précis dans le présent contexte ?

Je me demande s'il n'y a pas une caractère religieux voire sacré qui est conféré aux documents produits par la société dans le cadre des formations qu'elle dispense.

"We have published a series of inspirational ***parables*** which help you to understand our learning philosophy; these parables support many XXX programmes.
[...]
Storytelling is such a key part of learning that we weave stories into the majority of our programmes.
[...]
Because we love stories so much we also write our own short stories and ***business parables***."

Merci beaucoup.
Alexandre Tissot
Local time: 05:32
les paraboles [du monde] des affaires / commerciales
Explanation:
there is a tendency to mix religion and business in some US companies and religious cults, but it's not necessarily the case here;
one way or another
a parable = une parabole
no need to start inventing something else.
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:32
Grading comment
Un grand merci à toutes et à tous !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1les paraboles [du monde] des affaires / commerciales
Daryo
4Les proverbes pertinents/ les citations pertinentes en affaires
Francois Boye
3récits illustratifs
Ana Vozone


  

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récits illustratifs


Explanation:
A suggestion.
Ou, simplement, "études de cas d'entreprises".

Example sentence(s):
  • Des récits illustratifs, concernant des personnes qui lui sont plus ou moins proches (parents, amis, mais aussi employés
  • Les partenaires rivalisent de figures de style, de proverbes et de récits illustratifs (anecdotiques, historiques, légendaires et mystiques).
Ana Vozone
Local time: 04:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado Ana.

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
les paraboles [du monde] des affaires / commerciales


Explanation:
there is a tendency to mix religion and business in some US companies and religious cults, but it's not necessarily the case here;
one way or another
a parable = une parabole
no need to start inventing something else.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 112
Grading comment
Un grand merci à toutes et à tous !
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci, Daryo.


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Les proverbes pertinents/ les citations pertinentes en affaires


Explanation:
http://www.proverbes-francais.fr/citations-affaires/

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 23:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 84
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci, François.

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