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English translation: cost of materials consumed


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French term or phrase:consommation
English translation:cost of materials consumed
Entered by: Jackie Doble
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14:09 Jul 24, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / profit and loss statement
French term or phrase: consommation
It's just an entry on a profit and loss statement

the entries that precede it are:
CHIFFRES D'AFFAIRES
production stockée
production immobilisée
Produciton
achatss de mat premières
variation de stock
autres achats et charges externes
CONSOMMATION

use? perhaps? but it sounds a bit weak!

Thanks
Jackie Doble
France
Local time: 23:22
cost of materials consumed
Explanation:
The first line (CA) is revenue, and all the succeeding lines are *costs*. Say so.

That they are costs is understood in French, but in English the reader expects to see, e.g., "cost of production", "cost of goods sold", etc. in this context.

In national income accounting, you could get away with "consumption" tout court. Not here IMO.
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rkillings
United States
Local time: 14:22
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Summary of answers provided
4cost of materials consumedrkillings
2 +1consumptionreeny


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
consommation - en tant que poste au compte de résultat
consumption


Explanation:
..is the meaning of the word, but of what? Energy, water....need more text!

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-07-24 17:08:46 GMT)
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In that case, maybe it could be expenses??...

reeny
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: perhaps so re: expenses
1 hr
  -> Thanks CC!!
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consommation - en tant que poste au compte de résultat
cost of materials consumed


Explanation:
The first line (CA) is revenue, and all the succeeding lines are *costs*. Say so.

That they are costs is understood in French, but in English the reader expects to see, e.g., "cost of production", "cost of goods sold", etc. in this context.

In national income accounting, you could get away with "consumption" tout court. Not here IMO.

rkillings
United States
Local time: 14:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 287
Notes to answerer
Asker: I didn't realise that all the rest were costs until I did the calculations!! Maths is not my hot topic! Your answer sounds great! Thanks

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Changes made by editors
Jul 24, 2011 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term askedconsommation - en tant que poste au compte de résultat => consommation


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