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campagne

English translation: campaign

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French term or phrase:campagne
English translation:campaign
Entered by: Mark Nathan

21:26 Jan 25, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / financial products
French term or phrase: campagne
Les résultats de la campagne sur le produit structuré XXX ont été faibles (11 M€).

This is from a private investment bank internal report. This section is from the Swiss branch.
I am not sure if it a campaign to promote an investment product or a period of time. It also seems a bit odd that eleven billion euros should be considered "faibles".
Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 00:52
campaign
Explanation:
Like you, I would understand this as campaign, pure and simple; and € 11m could well be regarded as 'faible' in the world of international finance!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 00:52
Grading comment
Thanks everyone.
I must try harder to be disappointed.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9campaign
Tony M
2campagne
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
campaign


Explanation:
Like you, I would understand this as campaign, pure and simple; and € 11m could well be regarded as 'faible' in the world of international finance!

Tony M
France
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks everyone.
I must try harder to be disappointed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: If it's so "faible", I'll take it!
11 mins
  -> Thanks, RB! Yes, I could do with some 'poor' results like that...
agree  Natalie Chandler: Or product drive
45 mins
  -> Thanks, Nathalie!
agree  sporran
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Sporran!
agree  Monika Lebenbaum (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Monika!
agree  Sue Pasco (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thnaks, Susan!
agree  Miranda Joubioux (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Miranda!
agree  Sylvia Smith
9 hrs
  -> Thnaks, Sylvia!
agree  EJP
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, EJP!
agree  Alison Jenner
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alison!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
campagne


Explanation:
sounds fine to me, the results were poor, not the investment

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Note added at 44 mins (2006-01-25 22:11:35 GMT)
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"promotional campaign"?

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Ahem! Spelling?
5 mins
  -> OK, it's getting late
neutral  Richard Benham: Entendez-vous, dans nos campagnes, Mugir ces .....
15 mins
  -> I'm off to never-never land....
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