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... was to be ...

French translation: devait être

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English term or phrase:	... was to be ...
French translation:	devait être
Entered by:	anna purna

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19:11 Sep 13, 2004

English to French translations [PRO]
Accounting / compte rendu de commissaires aux comptes

English term or phrase: ... was to be ...

the value of the assets to be published was to be the average value
Cette phrase relate une décision prise dans le passé. Mon hésitation: "was to be".

gilbertlu KudoZ activity Questions: 316 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 768
Local time: 11:32

devait être

Explanation:
"to be to be" is normally a form of the future (they are to be married in August. Her you have the future in the past...

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anna purna
Local time: 11:32

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Merci beaucoup
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devait être

anna purna

serait...

xxxdf49f

devait refléter la valeur moyenne

Krystrad

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devait refléter la valeur moyenne

Explanation:
juste une idée qui me vient mais alors pas sûre du tout:-(

Krystrad
Local time: 11:32
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French
PRO pts in category: 8

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peer agreement (net): +2

devait être

Explanation:
"to be to be" is normally a form of the future (they are to be married in August. Her you have the future in the past...

anna purna
Local time: 11:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Merci beaucoup

2 hrs confidence:

serait...

Explanation:

[dans un CR, par ex: il fut décidé que] la valeur des actifs publiée serait...
Le conditionnel peut peut-être rendre la différence entre was et "was to be": càd, c'était sensé être comme ça, mais que finalement on a fini par faire différemment - enfin, ça dépend du reste de votre texte!

xxxdf49f
France
Local time: 11:32
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 9

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