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SELECCION MEJOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Recruiting of Personnel
- Merchandising Techniques
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cherry picking
1, record 1, English, cherry%20picking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Careful selection one by one in order to only choose the most interesting elements of a group, for example the candidates for a job. 2, record 1, English, - cherry%20picking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, English, - cherry%20picking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Recrutement du personnel
- Techniques marchandes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- picorage
1, record 1, French, picorage
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sélection choisie 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9lection%20choisie
correct, feminine noun
- pratique du cherry-picking 3, record 1, French, pratique%20du%20cherry%2Dpicking
feminine noun
- prendre les perles et laisser les pierres 4, record 1, French, prendre%20les%20perles%20et%20laisser%20les%20pierres
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sélection minutieuse des éléments d'un groupe, par exemple de sollicitants à un poste déterminé. 2, record 1, French, - picorage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette pratique, appelée en anglais «cherry picking» consiste à comparer les offres de divers fournisseurs, article par article, et à choisir les fournisseurs retenus pour chacun de ces articles en fonction du prix de soumission le plus bas pour chacun d'eux. 3, record 1, French, - picorage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sélection choisie : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, French, - picorage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
picorage : terme adopté par la Commission de terminologie du gouvernement de la France. 5, record 1, French, - picorage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
- Contratación de personal
- Técnicas mercantiles
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- selección de lo mejor
1, record 1, Spanish, selecci%C3%B3n%20de%20lo%20mejor
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- selección escogida 2, record 1, Spanish, selecci%C3%B3n%20escogida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Selección muy cuidadosa y uno a uno para sólo elegir los elementos más interesantes de un grupo, por ejemplo, de candidatos a unos puestos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - selecci%C3%B3n%20de%20lo%20mejor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
selección escogida: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - selecci%C3%B3n%20de%20lo%20mejor
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