Oct 30, 2005 16:22
18 yrs ago
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French term
circuit
French to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
governmental budget procedures
I realize this is not extremely difficult but I am searching for the "right" word for this context. Here are 3 examples:
Your help is appreciated.
Réduire le circuit de la dépense conformément aux propositions contenues dans le tableau
Ce circuit de dépense se caractérise par sa complexité et sa longueur.
La procédure de ce circuit de la dépense et les contrôles mis en place sont complets, bien que ce circuit soit en pratique trop long.
Your help is appreciated.
Réduire le circuit de la dépense conformément aux propositions contenues dans le tableau
Ce circuit de dépense se caractérise par sa complexité et sa longueur.
La procédure de ce circuit de la dépense et les contrôles mis en place sont complets, bien que ce circuit soit en pratique trop long.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | spending / procurement / purchasing procedures or processes |
Sylvia Smith
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| 3 | expenditure circuit |
Enza Longo
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| 3 | streamline |
sarahl (X)
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| 3 | channel of expenditure |
eileengreen
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| 2 | cost cycle |
Richard Hedger
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Proposed translations
+3
8 mins
Selected
spending / procurement / purchasing procedures or processes
depending on the context - if they are talking about govt. purchases - simplify or streamline the procedures or processes
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
LydieC
10 mins
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thank you, LydieC!
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| agree |
Will Matter
: I think this is better. Hi, Rita.
17 mins
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thank you, willmatter!
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| agree |
Charlie Bavington
: procedure sounds good
1 hr
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thank you, Charlie!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Sylvia! I finally went with spending procedure - everyone had great answers - my text is genuine gobbledygook !"
14 mins
expenditure circuit
I'm not sure this is what you're looking for but this site mentions the term in both French and Enlish
r0.unctad.org/dmfas/pdfs/ann-rep2000en.pdf
r0.unctad.org/dmfas/pdfs/ann-rep2000en.pdf
1 hr
streamline
a verb will usually save the day in English. cut the red tape comes to mind :-)
1 hr
cost cycle
Its a term I hear all the time but I'm no expert in this field hence the confidence level. Deserves looking into.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Sylvia Smith
: Hi Richard. In my experience, cost cycle usually refers to manufacturing or new product development (the costs involved) - not sure it is appropriate for this context.
6 mins
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you're probably right - I'm an engineer and not an accountant!
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15 hrs
eileengreen
Native in English
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Hebrew to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
channel of expenditure
channel of expenditure, grew by an increment of. $1.9 billion, approaching $7 billion. for the. majority of Media Channels, Promotional efforts ...
www.cam-group.com/www_assets/ pages/downloads/USNewsletterQ104v2.pdf
There is one more channel of expenditure that we need to include in. our model of the economy: international trade. Some of the goods that we ...
www.econ.washington.edu/user/cnelson/Chap02.pdf
www.cam-group.com/www_assets/ pages/downloads/USNewsletterQ104v2.pdf
There is one more channel of expenditure that we need to include in. our model of the economy: international trade. Some of the goods that we ...
www.econ.washington.edu/user/cnelson/Chap02.pdf
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