acquise

English translation: status quo

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French term or phrase:situation acquise
English translation:status quo
Entered by: Lavinia Pirlog

12:04 Nov 19, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / insurance
French term or phrase: acquise
La force majeure rélève de l'exception, car elle constitue une situation anormale, exceptionnelle par rapport aux engagements pris, une «interversion de la situation acquise ». If en va de même pour les exclusions en matière d'assurance, qui ne se situent pas en dehors du risque, car elles constituent des « trous » ouverts a l'intérieur même de la garantie promise.
Lavinia Pirlog
Romania
Local time: 12:56
status quo
Explanation:
"situation aquise" = "status quo"
(it is a fixed expression; "aquise" does not stand alone here)

http://www.malmedy.be/fr/Tourisme/Malmedy/Histoire/entre-2-g...
"... une opposition entre les partisans du maintien de la situation acquise suite au Traité de Versailles ..."
http://www.malmedy.be/en/Tourisme/Malmedy/Histoire/entre-2-g...
"... a confrontation between the advocates of the status quo terms of the Treaty of Versailles ..."


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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-11-19 16:40:48 GMT)
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Oops ... "acquise": mistyped both times!
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CanuckityJane
Canada
Local time: 06:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1(as) given
B D Finch
5status quo
CanuckityJane
3Acquired
Manoj Chauhan


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Acquired


Explanation:
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Manoj Chauhan
India
Local time: 11:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: so what is an "acquired situation?" - does that make sense?
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(as) given


Explanation:
uk.parship.com/v10/iphone/privacy-policy.html
".. of its data for purposes other than the conclusion and performance of the contract. ... offer PARSHIP services based on the given circumstances; ... "

www.chronicpoverty.org/.../1.1 Rapporteur report -...
" ... and ethical code of practice can be developed and adapted to the given situation."

B D Finch
France
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92

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agree  AllegroTrans
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
status quo


Explanation:
"situation aquise" = "status quo"
(it is a fixed expression; "aquise" does not stand alone here)

http://www.malmedy.be/fr/Tourisme/Malmedy/Histoire/entre-2-g...
"... une opposition entre les partisans du maintien de la situation acquise suite au Traité de Versailles ..."
http://www.malmedy.be/en/Tourisme/Malmedy/Histoire/entre-2-g...
"... a confrontation between the advocates of the status quo terms of the Treaty of Versailles ..."


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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-11-19 16:40:48 GMT)
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Oops ... "acquise": mistyped both times!

CanuckityJane
Canada
Local time: 06:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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