Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en 6 exemplaires dont 4 originales
English translation:
in 6 copies (including 4 originals)
Added to glossary by
Jack Sims
Feb 28, 2013 23:38
11 yrs ago
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French term
en 6 exemplaires dont 4 originales
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
funds transfer document / letter of credit
FACTURE COMMERCIALE SIGNEE ET CACHETEE EN 6 EXEMPLAIRES DONT 4
ORIGINALES ETABLIES POUR EURxxxxx INDIQUANT LE PAIEMENT DE
L'AVANCE
Copies/original copies. We don't have this exemplaires/originales distinction in English do we?
A commercial invoice, signed and stamped in 6 copies of which 4 are original copies... ?
ORIGINALES ETABLIES POUR EURxxxxx INDIQUANT LE PAIEMENT DE
L'AVANCE
Copies/original copies. We don't have this exemplaires/originales distinction in English do we?
A commercial invoice, signed and stamped in 6 copies of which 4 are original copies... ?
Proposed translations
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Change log
Mar 1, 2013 09:15: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "Business/Commerce (general)"
Proposed translations
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David Hollywood
Native in English
Specializes in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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in 6 copies (including 4 originals)
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Note added at 14 mins (2013-02-28 23:52:09 GMT)
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and there is a difference between an original and a copy of that original of course
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Note added at 16 mins (2013-02-28 23:54:19 GMT)
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"copy" can also cover an original
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Note added at 17 mins (2013-02-28 23:55:11 GMT)
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as in: we have 3 copies of the text (two of which are originals)
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Note added at 14 mins (2013-02-28 23:52:09 GMT)
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and there is a difference between an original and a copy of that original of course
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Note added at 16 mins (2013-02-28 23:54:19 GMT)
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"copy" can also cover an original
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Note added at 17 mins (2013-02-28 23:55:11 GMT)
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as in: we have 3 copies of the text (two of which are originals)
Peer comment(s):
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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thanks Patricia :)
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Jenn Mercer
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thanks Jenn :)
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Jean-Louis S.
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merci Jean-Louis :)
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Louisa Tchaicha
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Manoj Chauhan
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mimi 254
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sktrans
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks David"
+1
2 hrs
Six copies of which four are original invoices...
Six signed and stamped copies of which four are original invoices issued by xxxxx stating the payment of the loan
10 hrs
four originals and two copies
Maybe?
Example sentence:
Four signed & stamped original commercial invoices with two copies, indicating the advance payment of €x
Note from asker:
| thanks for this Wolf - again picking up on it late as it was a rush job and I hadn't been back over the responses - seems like a reasonable answer but I've gone for DH's because of the peer agreements |
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GillW (MCIL)
Native in English
Specializes in field
All matters financial
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
in 6 counterparts including 4 originals
yes, definitely 'counterparts' for this.
Discussion
A way round this is to use "counterparts" instead of "copies" - this is often done in legal documents.