Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
pour le compte de qui il appartiendra.
English translation:
on behalf of whom it will belong
Added to glossary by
Paula Price
Oct 13, 2004 19:39
19 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Reliable German/French to English
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
pour le compte de qui il appartiendra.
French to English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
Par courrier au représentant de la compagnie XXXXXXXX en France du 4 février 2004, la société YYYY a réclamé sous quinzaine le règlement de l'indemnité contractuelle pour le compte de qui il appartiendra.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | on behalf of whom it will belong |
claire1
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| 5 | to whom it is owed.... |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 5 -1 | something is missing |
sarahl (X)
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| 4 | For the account to which it belongs/will belong |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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| 1 | on behalf of the person entitled thereto |
Peter Freckleton
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Proposed translations
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30 mins
Selected
on behalf of whom it will belong
with the given context, this is my opinion
"pour le compte de" being on behalf of....
"pour le compte de" being on behalf of....
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Perhaps more simply "to whom it will belong" ? I'm assuming that the 'qui' refers back to société YYYY
1 hr
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| agree |
HelenG
: The sentence is right - the 'il' would seem to refer to the payment - so it is 'on behalf of the person to whom the compensation belongs' - that is how I read it. H
1 hr
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| agree |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
: Helen has got it right!
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot!"
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1 hr
something is missing
il appartiendra means someone will be responsible for, eg il appartiendra au client de régler l'indemnité.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: How can you be SO SURE? Odd though it is, the sentence DOES make sense as it stands...
14 mins
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Let's call it native speaker instincts.
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3 hrs
For the account to which it belongs/will belong
It seems no decision or conclusion has been made as to who the payment really belongs to. A client of the insurance company perhaps, whose name isn't to be mentionned....The payment is destined for someone whose name cannot be mentionned.
17 hrs
to whom it is owed....
clarity, IMO, is called for
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Note added at 17 hrs 58 mins (2004-10-14 13:37:12 GMT)
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OR
on behalf of whom should do so.
pour le compte is on behalf of..but
il appartient a x de y = Il vous appartient de payer la somme
You must pay the amount...,
so, if the company was paying on behalf of another party, my second choice is right
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Note added at 17 hrs 58 mins (2004-10-14 13:37:12 GMT)
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OR
on behalf of whom should do so.
pour le compte is on behalf of..but
il appartient a x de y = Il vous appartient de payer la somme
You must pay the amount...,
so, if the company was paying on behalf of another party, my second choice is right
1 day 18 hrs
Peter Freckleton
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Specializes in field
Australia
I am a litigation attorney and linguist
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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74
on behalf of the person entitled thereto
or perhaps "policy beneficiary" in an insurance context.
"any surplus, if not demanded by the owner or if rights to the surplus are uncertain, is paid to the Public Trustee and held on behalf of the person entitled thereto
"any surplus, if not demanded by the owner or if rights to the surplus are uncertain, is paid to the Public Trustee and held on behalf of the person entitled thereto
Discussion
(Annexe 13)
Faute de r�ponse par acte du 6 avril 2004, la soci�t� XXXXXXXX a �t� contrainte d'assigner la soci�t� YYYY en paiement de l'indemnit� contractuelle d'assurance � titre provisionnel.