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capital (net) de sympathie

English translation: goodwill (factor)


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French term or phrase:capital (net) de sympathie
English translation:goodwill (factor)
Entered by: suezen
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01:02 Jun 3, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
French term or phrase: capital (net) de sympathie
mentioned in a financial institution's call for PR proposals
Rosalind Lobo
Local time: 17:24
goodwill (factor)
Explanation:
Goodwill
comes in two flavours:
Inherent goodwill, which is supposed to reflect the reputation and other positive characteristics of the business which are all difficult to put a value on. This type of goodwill should not appear on the Balance Sheet
www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/business/ bsadmin/staff/s5/mscproj/defn.htm - 23k
An alternative could be public sympathy but I feel this would be less appropriate for a firm
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suezen
Local time: 23:24
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3 +3goodwill (factor)
suezen
5 +1Wealth of kindness/nicenessAnna Maria Augustine at proZ.com


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Wealth of kindness/niceness


Explanation:
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-03 01:12:16 GMT)
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or:
net asset/wealth of liking

\"Sympathy\" en anglais signifie compassion

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-06-03 01:15:14 GMT)
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synonyms: friendliness, warmth

Anna Maria Augustine at proZ.com
France
Local time: 23:24
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gad: I just used "a wealth of goodwill" in my translation :)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
goodwill (factor)


Explanation:
Goodwill
comes in two flavours:
Inherent goodwill, which is supposed to reflect the reputation and other positive characteristics of the business which are all difficult to put a value on. This type of goodwill should not appear on the Balance Sheet
www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/business/ bsadmin/staff/s5/mscproj/defn.htm - 23k
An alternative could be public sympathy but I feel this would be less appropriate for a firm


suezen
Local time: 23:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Hirsh: Use "goodwill" to mean customer goodwill etc when evaluating a business for sale, or "store of goodwill" otherwise.
2 hrs
  -> yes, and if you replace 'capital de sympathie' on many of the google hits with 'goodwill towards' it works. Thanks!
agree  Sara Freitas
4 hrs
  -> thanks Sara :-)
agree  emiledgar
9 hrs
  -> thanks
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