Ghost Card

French translation: carte fantôme

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English term or phrase:Ghost Card
French translation:carte fantôme
Entered by: David BUICK

13:45 Feb 13, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: Ghost Card
Bonjour, savez-vous à quoi correspond une "ghost card" en français?
Un peu plus d'explications ici:

http://www.accountingtools.com/Pages_Articles/Articles_Payab...

S'agissant de cartes d'entreprises: "A ghost card does not involve the use of an actual card. Instead, each department is given its own ghost card number, for which it can make a variety of purchases that will be charged back to that department"

Merci d'avance
teddd76
Local time: 16:09
carte fantôme
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IME technical terms like this are often simply calqued.
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David BUICK
Local time: 16:09
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4 +1carte BTA
kashew
3carte fantôme
David BUICK


  

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ghost card
carte fantôme


Explanation:
IME technical terms like this are often simply calqued.

Example sentence(s):
  • Dans les quatre premières semaines qui ont suivi le lancement, plus de 63 000 nouveaux membres Aéroplan ont été activés grâce à la mise en service de la toute première carte fantôme bimarque. Les cartes fantômes s’adressent aux non- membres et

    Reference: http://www.groupeaeroplan.com/PDFS/PDF_FinancialFR/2007-Q1-T...
David BUICK
Local time: 16:09
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ghost card
carte BTA


Explanation:
BTA = Business Travel Account

kashew
France
Local time: 16:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33

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