Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
exclure les comptes soldés non mouvementés
English translation:
exclude zero-balance, zero-movement accounts
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Anne Greaves
Nov 9, 2023 14:26
11 mos ago
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French term
exclure les comptes soldés non mouvementés
French to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
Hi all,
I am translating some accounting documents, not sure about the following. Does it mean exclude zero balance accounts with no activity on the accounts? Or words to that effect! Thanks in advance.
Exclure les comptes soldés non mouvementés
I am translating some accounting documents, not sure about the following. Does it mean exclude zero balance accounts with no activity on the accounts? Or words to that effect! Thanks in advance.
Exclure les comptes soldés non mouvementés
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exclude zero-balance, zero-movement accounts
Yes, I agree with your interpretation.
For once, I don't think the exact context matters - as mentioned in the discussion box, it could be bank accounts, ledger accounts, or perhaps accounts receivable or a balance sheet.
https://www.wordreference.com/fren/solder
il ne faut pas omettre les comptes soldés, c'est-à-dire ceux pour lesquels débit = crédit.
http://unt.univ-cotedazur.fr/aunege/M2/compta_gen_Nancy2/co/...
For once, I don't think the exact context matters - as mentioned in the discussion box, it could be bank accounts, ledger accounts, or perhaps accounts receivable or a balance sheet.
https://www.wordreference.com/fren/solder
il ne faut pas omettre les comptes soldés, c'est-à-dire ceux pour lesquels débit = crédit.
http://unt.univ-cotedazur.fr/aunege/M2/compta_gen_Nancy2/co/...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Phil!"
3 hrs
exclude zero-balance AND zero-movement accounts
Thinking further, I strongly suspect there's a comma (at the very least) missing.
Ouèbbhe searching reveals there to be a single instance of comptes soldés non mouvementés: yours.
On the other hand, there are a hundred or so sites with both comptes soldés and comptes non mouvementés.
Ouèbbhe searching reveals there to be a single instance of comptes soldés non mouvementés: yours.
On the other hand, there are a hundred or so sites with both comptes soldés and comptes non mouvementés.
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: You have to take the question at face value and not speculate that they might have meant something different. The French makes perfect sense as it stands, and so does my answer.
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Part of the job of a translator is to spot nonsense in the source and remedy it.
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SafeTex
: I actually think that this slightly adapted suggestion or a previous answer is better. But I also think that it would be far more friendly to agree with that answer and suggest this as an alternative.
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Steve Robbie
: Implausible to me as an ex-accountant. If an account has a balance, it's interesting. If there were movements on it, it's interesting. Only if there was neither would you disregard it. Otherwise you risk overlooking something, or distorting your analysis.
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4 hrs
exclude closed accounts with no mouvements during the period
This option helps the accountant to detect any problem and then removed any account where no mouvement has being done during the period taken into consideration.
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exclude the account balances with no changes
it's about accounts which don't have any transactions found during a given period of time (which don't have any changes) compared with accounts that are shown to have transactions taken place during the same time period.
Discussion
If an account had a zero balance at the end of last year, and a zero balance at the end of this year, then it has no balance and no movements.
If it had a $10 balance at the end of last year, and a zero balance at the end of this year, then it has movements.
Certains considèrent que le compte est 'crédité' ( qu'il y a un solde) , d'autres qu'il est 'clôturé'.