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dossier vivant

English translation: active file/record

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French term or phrase:dossier vivant
English translation:active file/record
Entered by: B D Finch

09:09 Apr 27, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: dossier vivant
Proposal for storage of archives

There is a table showing the services offered. The title:

"PRESTATIONS XXX INCLUES DANS CETTE PROPOSITION COMMERCIALE"

Under this one of the headings is

"ARCHIVAGE PHYSIQUE"

Under this we have

"Dossiers Vivants
Archives Intemédiaires
Archives Sensibles
..."
Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:02
active file/record
Explanation:
An active archive is a collection of data that is too valuable for a company to discard, but is only accessed occasionally.

www.lawsociety.org.uk › Support services › Advice › Practice notes15 Dec 2010 - These may be original documents held within client files or records and ... Active or semi-current records which are still required for regular ...

See table at top of page 21 of http://www.enssib.fr/bibliotheque-numerique/documents/870-mi...

www.archivesdepartementales.puydedome.fr/n/services.../n:68... archives courantes : le dossier vivant est conservé dans le bureau ;; les archives intermédiaires : pendant cette période de moindre utilisation, le dossier clos ...

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:02
Grading comment
thanks very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Live files
Terry Richards
4 +3Open files
Graeme Jones
4 +3active file/record
B D Finch
4Active File
Ronnie J Rigdon
2Pending files
Chakib Roula


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Pending files


Explanation:
Une simple déduction.
Des dossiers en attente

Chakib Roula
Algeria
Local time: 20:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sheila Wilson: Not necessarily pending, which means awaiting some sort of action
2 hrs
  -> I was speculating, being unsure of my understanding.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Live files


Explanation:
Files that are currently in use. I.e. not archived.


Terry Richards
France
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM. (X): live cases: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_patents/6618...
1 hr
agree  Sheila Wilson: Live would be my choice too. Current and active come to mind, too.
2 hrs
agree  philgoddard: Since there's an exact English equivalent, you should use it.
4 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
5 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Open files


Explanation:
As opposed to "closed"or "archived" files.

Graeme Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James Peel
11 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Lara Barnett
19 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Sheila Wilson
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
active file/record


Explanation:
An active archive is a collection of data that is too valuable for a company to discard, but is only accessed occasionally.

www.lawsociety.org.uk › Support services › Advice › Practice notes15 Dec 2010 - These may be original documents held within client files or records and ... Active or semi-current records which are still required for regular ...

See table at top of page 21 of http://www.enssib.fr/bibliotheque-numerique/documents/870-mi...

www.archivesdepartementales.puydedome.fr/n/services.../n:68... archives courantes : le dossier vivant est conservé dans le bureau ;; les archives intermédiaires : pendant cette période de moindre utilisation, le dossier clos ...



B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 308
Grading comment
thanks very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippa Smith: Active files is what came to mind...
50 mins
  -> Thanks Philippa
agree  Sheila Wilson
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Sheila
agree  Didier Fourcot: Good reference in Puy de Dôme, "vivant" is archive jargon
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Didier
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Active File


Explanation:
I agree with Phiippa and Sheila Wilson. It seems to refer to files that are currently active (or "living", to use the literal meaning of "vivant"). "Current file" could work (I have reservations about "live files") but I think "active file" would work best.

Ronnie J Rigdon
United States
Local time: 15:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: This is the same (though with no supporting references) as the answer I gave five hours earlier.
16 mins
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