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French translation for "play first fiddle"

être le premier violon, être très important
Example Sentences:
1.This also means that these guest supervisors refuse to transfer powers to supervisors who play first fiddle.
cela signifie également que les contrôleurs invités ne veulent pas transférer de pouvoirs à quelques autorités de contrôle de plus grande stature.
2.It was parliament's intention initially to grant the committee of european securities regulators (cesr) the power to take care of registration , but , sadly , it did not work because of the tug-of-war that will inevitably ensue between the big countries and large financial centres to attract those head offices and be able to play first fiddle there , in an attempt to get the large rating offices under their wings.
au départ , le parlement avait l'intention de confier la tâche de l'enregistrement au comité européen des régulateurs des marchés des valeurs mobilières (cervm). malheureusement , cela n'a pas pu être le cas , car , inévitablement , les grands pays et les grands centres financiers se seraient battus pour attirer les sièges centraux de ces organismes et , ainsi , se placer en situation dominante pour tenter d'amener chez eux les grandes agences de notation.
Similar Words:
"play down a possibility" French translation, "play ducks and drakes with" French translation, "play fair" French translation, "play false" French translation, "play fast and loose" French translation, "play for love" French translation, "play for time" French translation, "play for today" French translation, "play framework" French translation