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crédits promoteurs

English translation: property development loans


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French term or phrase:crédits promoteurs
English translation:property development loans
Entered by: Amy Grieve
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09:37 Apr 15, 2008
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French term or phrase: crédits promoteurs
No context, sadly. It is simply a bullet point in a table of information to seek out in an internal audit. The company to be audited is a major financial institution.
Amy Grieve
Local time: 16:45
property development loans
Explanation:
Given the financial context, I would be more inclined to interpret "crédits" as "loans." The French commonly speak of "faire un crédit" when the meaning is "to take out a loan."

Needless to say, only additional context would confirm!

(And a "promoteur" is a "property developer.")

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With your additional context, I would like to take my confidence level up a notch or two. There may be different names for the same thing, but the idea is that of a loan given to property developers. I see nothing that would call for specifying this as a "short-term" loan, and "credit" is not the right word for this context.
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Amanda Ménage
France
Local time: 17:45
Grading comment
This seems to best fit the context. Thank you for your help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1property development loans
Amanda Ménage
3bridging loan
fourth
1property development credits????
Catherine Johnstone


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property development credits????


Explanation:
or if not property development could it be just development credits? (vague enough!!!)I do not (unless it could be for advertizing purposes) think that promotion credits could do... even though if absolutely no context after all why not???
Just tell us which type of company, might give us ideas!!!:) Good luck

Catherine Johnstone
France
Local time: 17:45
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bridging loan


Explanation:
short term financing on property

fourth
France
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
property development loans


Explanation:
Given the financial context, I would be more inclined to interpret "crédits" as "loans." The French commonly speak of "faire un crédit" when the meaning is "to take out a loan."

Needless to say, only additional context would confirm!

(And a "promoteur" is a "property developer.")

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Note added at 38 mins (2008-04-15 10:15:20 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=fr&rls=com.microsoft:fr:IE-S...

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2008-04-16 12:02:33 GMT)
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With your additional context, I would like to take my confidence level up a notch or two. There may be different names for the same thing, but the idea is that of a loan given to property developers. I see nothing that would call for specifying this as a "short-term" loan, and "credit" is not the right word for this context.

Amanda Ménage
France
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This seems to best fit the context. Thank you for your help!

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agree  rkillings: developer loans.
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