Nov 13, 2002 21:52
21 yrs ago
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French term
Australia
implantations etrangeres
French to English
Bus/Financial
Item in financial statement: "Implantations étrangères avant..." Would "overseas branches established before..." be correct, or is there a better way of saying it? TIA.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | overseas/international operations |
mckinnc
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| 5 +1 | overseas locations |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 +1 | branches or subsidiaries or even companies or units |
cjohnstone
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Proposed translations
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overseas/international operations
Operations is nice and generic. It could refer to offices, factories, sales outlets etc.
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Comment: "Thanks, Colin, that covers it nicely. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions."
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cjohnstone
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branches or subsidiaries or even companies or units
it all depends on language (GB or US )and whether we are dealing with fully-fledged local law companies or just local correspondents or franchisees or any other form...
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overseas locations
that's the most generic Sarah, which is what implantation is: it's not a filiale or a succursale or anything.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
PaulaMac (X)
: but I would say international (other countries not necessarily overseas)
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yes of course,. :)
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