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comptes

English translation: account

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French term or phrase:compte
English translation:account
Entered by: Tony M

07:20 Oct 23, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Business travel
French term or phrase: comptes
The context is an IT localisation file about new trends in business travel. The word occurs in a couple of lists without further context.
"Accounts" seems inappropriate in both of them.
e.g.
"Marché des Comptes Nationaux"
"Marché des Grands Comptes"
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:59
account
Explanation:
Is used in this sort of context in lots of fields, espeically things like advertising, for example, where you talk about e.g. 'major accounts' and 'account managers'

It all depends what your context is, and who is talking about what to whom.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 09:59
Grading comment
Thanks Tony
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3accounts
EirTranslations
4 +2key account, national account
Catharine Cellier-Smart
3 +2account
Tony M
3clients
Bashiqa


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clients


Explanation:
national clients, major clients

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 09:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
compte
account


Explanation:
Is used in this sort of context in lots of fields, espeically things like advertising, for example, where you talk about e.g. 'major accounts' and 'account managers'

It all depends what your context is, and who is talking about what to whom.

Tony M
France
Local time: 09:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 571
Grading comment
Thanks Tony

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evans (X): Yes, widely used in this type of context.
5 mins
  -> Thanks, Gilla!
agree  Lara Barnett
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lara!
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
accounts


Explanation:
National Accounts
Major Accounts (Grand Comptes)

This is standard business terminology and used widely. Please see my references below thanks :)

http://www.highprobsell.com/html/national_accounts_selling.h...
www.gbata.com/docs/jgbat/v1n1/v1n1p3.pdf
www.saleslinks.com/majoraccounts01.html
www.nvenergy.com/.../commercialindustrial.cfm

Example sentence(s):
  • The Major Accounts Team is comprised of a set of individuals with unique ...
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 08:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Beatriz


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sharon Polson
5 mins
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
4 hrs
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
5 hrs
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
key account, national account


Explanation:
I beg to differ about the use of "account". "Key account" especially is fairly commonly used in my experience.

"Global account managers and national account managers may work together in a hierarchical or matrix structure. The trend is to move responsibility for the major key accounts to the global level"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Account_manager

National Account Manager - Key Accounts
http://www.seek.com.au/Job/national-account-manager-key-acco...

What constitutes a Key Account?
What are the benefits to becoming a National Account?
http://www.inroads.org/about-us/faqs/key-account-questions

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 11:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 137
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Catharine


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: agree it's common usage. key account sounds like idiomatic business speak. clear examples
5 hrs
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agree  Lara Barnett
8 hrs
  -> thank you Lara
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