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Mar 15, 2012 08:39
12 yrs ago
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French term

éléments constitutifs investissements

French to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
I'm having a hard time capturing the meaning of this phrase. We're talking about the delivery of machinery and the paperwork involved

. accusé de réception de commande du Client signé avec les éventuelles réserves qui se rendraient nécessaires en présence de points pas conformes à la négociation
. cahier des charges définitif paraphé et signé
. éléments constitutifs INVESTISSEMENTS paraphés et signés
Proposed translations (English)
2 all elements which constitute/ establish the investment

Discussion

Josh Ord-Hume Mar 15, 2012:
My interpretation is that "investissements" here is a way of referring to whatever machinery has been purchased - insofar as their purchase represents an investment for the company in question. "Eléments constitutifs" would be the various pieces of documentation that detail the investment...

Proposed translations

1 hr

all elements which constitute/ establish the investment

all elements which constitute (or establish) the investment
Peer comment(s):
agree Letredenoblesse
1 hr
disagree Josh Ord-Hume : I'm afraid this seems somewhat unidiomatic to me - it looks like English words calqued over French syntax.
2 hrs
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