Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
where the air is thin
French translation:
dans les hautes sphères
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Pierre POUSSIN
Nov 29, 2004 14:33
19 yrs ago
English term
France Boudreault
where the air is thin
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
When I became a partner 25 years ago, I remember someone telling me: "Congratulations on making it to where the air is thin". What was I supposed to to do deserve to be in such an enviable position?
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Pierre POUSSIN
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
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The better position, the higher altitude (office in the loft!)
I guess it is what was intended: The air is thin in altitude, and the Manager has its own at the top of the building!
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Stephanie Huss
France
France
Native in French
France
Technical, pharmaceutical and medical
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French
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où il fait bon travailler
Declined
i.e. le job est facile
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parmi les dirigeants (très haut)
"where the air is thin" also means very high up in the company; also called "rarified" because there are only a very few top positions in the company (CEO, CFO, etc.)
... series of ethnographic studies, history, anecdotal evidence and politics. ... In ivory towers where the air is thin, academics debate whether the divide exists. ...
www.techsoc.com/divide.htm
... series of ethnographic studies, history, anecdotal evidence and politics. ... In ivory towers where the air is thin, academics debate whether the divide exists. ...
www.techsoc.com/divide.htm
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