Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
promettant-acheteur
anglais translation:
buyer under contract
français term
Roumanie
MA in Translation Theory and Practice
Native in: roumain (Variant: Romania) 
Works in: anglais vers roumain, français vers roumain, italien vers roumain, and 1 more.
promettant-acheteur
merci
| 4 +2 | buyer under contract |
Clayton Causey
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| 3 +3 | promisor-purchaser |
trebla
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| 5 | promising buyer |
Maria-Letitia Chiculita (X)
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| 4 | committed purchaser/buyer |
Euqinimod (X)
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| 4 | engaged/promisor orderer/buyer/purchaser |
Mostafa MOUHIBE
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| 4 | person making an offer to buy |
B D Finch
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| 3 | covenantor to buy; prospective buyer |
Adrian MM. (X)
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Proposed translations
A pleasure to work with
Native in: anglais
Works in: portugais vers anglais, français vers anglais, chinois vers anglais, and 6 more.
buyer under contract
"If the buyer under contract does not buy your property within the term specified in the sales agreement..."
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-02-03 01:43:41 GMT)
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You could also leave out "under contract" and let the context take care of the meaning of "promettant".
i.e. If the buyer does not purchase your property within the term set in the sales agreement.
I don't think any meaning was lost there.
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Jack Dunwell
: Smart answer,C.
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Thank you!
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Francois Tresfort (X)
: nicely put!
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Thanks!
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committed purchaser/buyer
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B D Finch
: If this is France, they are actually not committed, only the seller is committed at this stage.
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Maroc
Style is the dress of thought
Native in: arabe 
Works in: anglais vers arabe, arabe vers anglais, arabe vers français, and 3 more.
engaged/promisor orderer/buyer/purchaser
promisor-purchaser
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-02-02 23:20:07 GMT)
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In fact, the Grand Dictionnaire Terminologie (Gov't of Québec) has a definition of a "promettant-vendeur" as a "promising-vendor" which is defined as: "Dans une promesse de vente, personne qui propose un immeuble à la vente". It would be logical to conclude therefore that a "promettant-acheteur" would be a "promising-purchaser" or "promisor-purchaser" if you prefer.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: Voir l'article 1712 du Code civil du Québec: Failure of the promisor, whether he be the seller or the buyer, etc. ...
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rkillings
8 heures
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B D Finch
: This leaves the problem that the promise to purchase (if this is in France) is not as binding as the promise to sell.
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writeaway
: also confirmed by Fr (de France) refs. As so often, the correct answer is posted and duly ignored
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promising buyer
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B D Finch
: It'd be nice to have a reason why you are so sure. Runs into the problem that "promising" could mean "likely" or "likely to be good".
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I have come across it when translating contracts.
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person making an offer to buy
England and Wales law on property purchase is quite different as there is no commitment until exchange of contracts.
"It also gives buyers better information about the condition and value of a home before they make an offer to purchase. The Single Survey includes an ..."
www.lawscot.org.uk/Members_Information/convey_essens/homere...
"30 Apr 2003 ... Tomkins plc to make recommended offer to acquire Canadian auto ... have reached agreement whereby Tomkins will **make an offer to purchase** all ..."
www.tomkins.co.uk/tomk/media/releases/2003/2003-04-30/?vers...
"When **making an offer to buy** a home, most buyers usually only think about the ... don't permit you to sit down in person with your agent to write the offer, ..."
www.hribar.com/making-an-offer-on-a-home.htm
"28 Sep 2005 ... As with a contract of sale document, **making an offer to purchase** ... If more than one person is offering to buy the property jointly, ..."
www.realfact.net/Making-An-Offer-To-Purchase.article0000011...
covenantor to buy; prospective buyer
As described in the servitude, the seller, in lieu of payment of the fee, can grant the covenantor the right to buy the property at 90% of the lowest of ...
Discussion
PROMISE TO PURCHASE
PURCHASER :
(name, occupation, address, telephone)
hereinafter called « the purchaser»;
VENDOR :
(name, occupation, address, telephone)
hereinafter called « the vendor»;
www.lacstvictor.com/docs/Offer St-Victor Estate.pdf
Things seem simple enough here
"To this effect, the Promising Seller, has agreed to obtain from the relevant Local Authorities the authorization to subdivide the Land in order to allow the selling of the Immovable having attached to that transfer of ownership the corresponding land use and development rights on the Stand on which the Immovable is built, in favour of the Promising Buyer. "
http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:v5oT7SzujfIJ:www.pamgold...|lang_fr