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French translation: A&P- Atlantic & Pacific


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English term or phrase:A&P
French translation:A&P- Atlantic & Pacific
Entered by: Conor McAuley
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09:42 Jun 13, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Company Name / Status
English term or phrase: A&P
"...Chairman and Chief Executive of XXXX [US company name] Inc., ***(A&P)..."

Part of an executive's profile.

Nothing on Grand Dict., nothing obvious on Google searches.

Please help.
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 21:20
A&P- Atlantic & Pacific
Explanation:
large nationwide grocery chain (in US and Canada)

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
... Copyright 2004, The Great Atlantic & Pacific
Tea Company, Inc. A&P US Privacy Policy.
www.aptea.com/ - 21k - 11 Jun 2004

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. - Fact Sheet ...
Once the biggest bagger of groceries in the US, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) has dissolved into a blend of regional grocery chains. ...
www.hoovers.com/a&p/ --ID__10673--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml - 40k

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-06-13 09:49:33 GMT)
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Was a major supermarket chain. Am not sure what\'s up with them at present-haven\'t been paying much attention. They once had a bit of a presence in the Netherlands too.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. -- Encyclopædia ...
... , Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company ... American corporation operating one of the largest chains of supermarkets in the United States, mostly under the A&P name ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=38589& tocid=0&query=supermarket - 35k

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-06-13 09:52:32 GMT)
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into French. it\'s a company name-I\'d suggest leaving it in English: A&P, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (original name)
Selected response from:

writeaway
Local time: 21:20
Grading comment
Thanks writeaway - I was assuming it was jargon, but it is simply the abbreviated form of Atlantic and Pacific, like Clockhouse and Avanti is C&A, CNN, etc etc.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5A&P- Atlantic & Pacific
writeaway
4Asia-Pacific
Michel A.


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a&p
A&P- Atlantic & Pacific


Explanation:
large nationwide grocery chain (in US and Canada)

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
... Copyright 2004, The Great Atlantic & Pacific
Tea Company, Inc. A&P US Privacy Policy.
www.aptea.com/ - 21k - 11 Jun 2004

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. - Fact Sheet ...
Once the biggest bagger of groceries in the US, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) has dissolved into a blend of regional grocery chains. ...
www.hoovers.com/a&p/ --ID__10673--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml - 40k

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-06-13 09:49:33 GMT)
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Was a major supermarket chain. Am not sure what\'s up with them at present-haven\'t been paying much attention. They once had a bit of a presence in the Netherlands too.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. -- Encyclopædia ...
... , Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company ... American corporation operating one of the largest chains of supermarkets in the United States, mostly under the A&P name ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=38589& tocid=0&query=supermarket - 35k

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-06-13 09:52:32 GMT)
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into French. it\'s a company name-I\'d suggest leaving it in English: A&P, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (original name)

writeaway
Local time: 21:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks writeaway - I was assuming it was jargon, but it is simply the abbreviated form of Atlantic and Pacific, like Clockhouse and Avanti is C&A, CNN, etc etc.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zaphod
1 hr

agree  xxxA-Z Trans
1 hr

agree  Abdellatif Bouhid: and in Germany, it was called Attraktiv & Preiswert
1 hr

agree  1045
1 hr

neutral  Graham macLachlan: A & P Air Inc.
5 hrs
  -> A & P Air Inc. (A&P Air Conditioning). 1931 W. Cheryl Dr. Phoenix, AZ?

agree  NancyLynn: We have an A&P in Cornwall (pop 46 000)
1 day10 hrs
  -> I just looked up Cornwall-near Ottawa, Montreal and NY state-AND on the St.Lawrence-what a super location to live in!
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a&p
Asia-Pacific


Explanation:
Il s'agit des différentes régions pour les multinationales: en général:

APAC ou AP (Asia Pacific)
EMEA: Europe Middle East Afraica
AM: Américs

Michel A.
Local time: 15:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 303

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Graham macLachlan: a&p, not ap
5 hrs
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