Apr 14, 2022 07:25
2 yrs ago
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Bluebirds/windfalls
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Law: Contract(s)
Sales
The Committee will, in its sole discretion, determine what constitutes a “blue bird” or “windfall” sales and the appropriate treatment for variable compensation, regardless of the provisions of any participant’s Individual Sales Incentive Plan.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 2 +2 | vente importante inattendue |
Jean-Paul ROSETO
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Proposed translations
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Jean-Paul ROSETO
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"traduttore non traditore"!
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
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vente importante inattendue
une idée...
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Note added at 2 heures (2022-04-14 10:04:48 GMT)
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vente importante imprévue, inattendue ou "vente imprévue" :
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebird-as-windfall/75406...
What is the origin of referring to a windfall as a “bluebird”?
In our business we use it for any sale or other piece of business that we obtain by chance, without our having done any work to earn it. I can site it going back 10 years but I suspect its been around much much longer.
Googling about I find references to the arrival of bluebirds as a harbinger of Spring, but that seems a very loose connection to the usage.
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Note added at 2 heures (2022-04-14 10:04:48 GMT)
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vente importante imprévue, inattendue ou "vente imprévue" :
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebird-as-windfall/75406...
What is the origin of referring to a windfall as a “bluebird”?
In our business we use it for any sale or other piece of business that we obtain by chance, without our having done any work to earn it. I can site it going back 10 years but I suspect its been around much much longer.
Googling about I find references to the arrival of bluebirds as a harbinger of Spring, but that seems a very loose connection to the usage.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
AllegroTrans
: vente inattendue/vente imprévue (mais sans "importante")
6 hrs
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| agree |
François Tardif
: Oui, ou une vente providentielle.
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you! Turned out there was a bit of a definition later on in the document which I was able to use. "
Discussion
and can we presume this is something to do with items being sold by this company's sales reps?