Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

services ponctuels

English translation:

occasional services

Added to glossary by pooja_chic
Jan 3, 2011 09:21
13 yrs ago
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French term

services ponctuels

French to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Liste des services ponctuels
Dans le cadre du présent contrat, le DISTRIBUTEUR pourra mettre en place l’une ou l’autre des opérations
d’information et/ou de formation, et des services couvrant des opérations marketing nationales ou
marketing réseaux, en vue de favoriser les ventes des produits du FOURNISSEUR au plan national ou
régional (personnalisation par fournisseur au cas par cas).

Do these refer to one-time services?
Change log

Jan 3, 2011 12:24: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"

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occasional services

Another possibility, which remains relatively neutral about just how many times these might or might not take place.

'occasional' opposes 'regular', for example.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sarah Bessioud : I was just about to post this too. I would definitely avoid ad hoc, which may have connotations of inadequate planning or poor quality of service
3 mins
Thanks, JdM! Yes, i think the difference of meaning between 'ad hoc' in FR and EN is something to be wary of...
agree Richard Hedger : Yes, I read this as "as required" rather than just "one-off".
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Thanks, Richard! Yes, I think a neutral term is needed to avoid the trap of over-interpretation.
agree Andreas THEODOROU
17 mins
Thanks, Andreas!
agree mimi 254
5 hrs
Merci, Mimi !
agree AllegroTrans : optional perhaps
6 hrs
Thanks, A/T! Although they may well in fact be optional, I can't help thinking that risks taking us perhaps a little too far away from the s/t?
agree Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
6 hrs
Thanks, Sangro!
agree Verginia Ophof
7 hrs
Thanks, Verginia!
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks Tony and everyone"
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ad hoc services

No one time services, but services to be provided when applicable or requested as opposed to on a regular basis.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sheila Wilson : I took a while posting my answer
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one-time/one-off services

ad-hoc is also possible
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on demand services

Just another option. I have been asked to use this by one of my clients.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-01-03 09:28:28 GMT)
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that could be "on-demand", you'd need to check
Peer comment(s):

neutral kashew : or optional?
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on request services

OR services on request... another set of alternatives.
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other services

Depending on how the whole is presented, "other services" may say it all.
Peer comment(s):

agree Andreas THEODOROU : exactly
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agree cmwilliams (X)
1 hr
neutral kashew : or complementary maybe?
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agree AllegroTrans
6 hrs
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specific services

List of specific services. As there is a list specifying which services may be established, I'd say it was pretty specific.
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non-standard services

Hello,

You sometimes see "services ponctuels et occasinnels", so perhaps "occasional" is not ideal here.

I think that "ponctuels" here means "non-réguliers", as "ponctuels" seems to be used in contrast to "services réguliers".

services ponctuels ou occasionnels. Si l'une de ces rubriques ne ... La rubrique « services ponctuels ou occasionnels » comprend tous les ...
http://admi.net/jo/20020208/ECOC0200002A.html

Ces 45€ correspondent sur ma facture détaillée a ce que ces charlatans appellent des "Services ponctuels ou occasionnels " ...
www.infos-du-net.com › Forum › Accès Internet & Réseaux

Services reguliers · Services ponctuels. Services offerts. Ponctuels Nous offrons des services personnalisés et à la carte. Mis en place selon vos besoins, ...

http://csdd.qc.ca/services_ponctuels.html

The contracts also call for delivery of non-standard services in support of the cargo resupply, including analysis and special tasks as the ...
www.hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=19447


I hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):

agree Verginia Ophof
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Thank you, Verginia! Happy New Year.
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