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secondment

(sɪˈkɒndmənt)

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit a temporary transfer to another job or post within the same organization

[C19: from French en second in second rank (or position)]

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Noun 1. secondment - a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"

endorsement, indorsement, second

agreement - the verbal act of agreeing

2. secondment - the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere

reassignment - assignment to a different duty

Translations

distaccamento

командирование

secondment

[sɪˈkɒndmənt] N → traslado m
on secondment → trasladado, destacado
she is on secondment to section B → ha sido trasladada temporalmente a la sección B, está destacada en la sección B

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secondment

[sɪˈkɒndmənt] n (British) → détachement m
to be on secondment → être en détachement second name n → nom m de famille second person n (GRAMMAR) the second person singular → la deuxième personne du singulier
the second person plural → la deuxième personne du pluriel second-rate [ˌsɛkəndˈreɪt] adj [goods] → de qualité inférieure ; [work] → médiocre ; [writer, actor, player, film] → de seconde zone ; [service, meal] → médiocre second sight n
to have second sight → avoir le don de double vue second string

n (mainly US) (SPORT) (= player) → remplaçant(e) m/f (= team) → équipe f réserve

adj (mainly US) (SPORT) [team] → réserve ; [player, horse] → remplaçant(e)second-tier [ˌsɛkəndˈtɪə^r] modif (= second-rate) [player, writer, actor, film] → de seconde zone second wind [ˌsɛkəndˈwɪnd] n → second souffle m
to get one's second wind → trouver un second souffle Second World War n
the Second World War → la seconde guerre mondiale

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secondment

n (Brit) → Abordnung f; to be on secondment → abgeordnet sein

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secondment

[sɪˈkɒndmənt] n (Brit) (of employee) → distaccamento

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Dr Willis, who joined the federation in September, said he was looking to make two secondments to his over-arching leadership team ahead of the next academic year.

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"We support secondments, although normal practice would be to define the anticipated duration, or set a date to review the arrangement and the rationale behind any extension."

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"Secondments are time- limited and specify the support to be offered.

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