Jour Fixe

English translation: set day

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German term or phrase:Jour Fixe
English translation:set day
Entered by: Leveleki

12:53 Feb 29, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Management / House/roof construction
German term or phrase: Jour Fixe
Jour Fixe
Context;
Relating to certain types of managerial/staff meetings re. management systems and processes for ISO 9000:2000
I assume the origin is however French but is used in German too?
David Jones
Local time: 20:21
on set days (for meetings)
Explanation:
As regards meetings, this term is normally used to denote that certain meetings are "fixed" and occur on a specified "set" day of the week.
Does this fit into the context you are working on?
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Leveleki
France
Local time: 14:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3on set days (for meetings)
Leveleki
5 +1regular meeting
Chris Rowson (X)
4 +1set day for a meeting/ fixed day on which meeting is held
helen howard
3at-home
Sabine Tietge


Discussion entries: 1





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
at-home


Explanation:
Jour // der; Jours, Jours (veralt.) open house; Jour fixe at-home


Sabine Tietge
Local time: 18:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on set days (for meetings)


Explanation:
As regards meetings, this term is normally used to denote that certain meetings are "fixed" and occur on a specified "set" day of the week.
Does this fit into the context you are working on?

Leveleki
France
Local time: 14:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Hall: yes, I've always heard it referring to a meeting on the same day every week.
9 mins

agree  ECP11
23 mins

agree  Gábor Simon
20 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
set day for a meeting/ fixed day on which meeting is held


Explanation:
Not commonly used in English - just means "set" or "fixed" day.

helen howard
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Blank
10 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
regular meeting


Explanation:
It means a meeting which is scheduled to take place regularly, e.g. every Wednesday at 11.00

Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 14:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gisela Greenlee: Regularly scheduled meeting - commonly used
1 hr
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