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retour à meilleure fortune

English translation: financial recovery

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French term or phrase:retour à meilleure fortune
English translation:financial recovery
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel

02:56 Jan 18, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: retour à meilleure fortune
Context: Debt forgiveness btw. 2 companies. The phrase appears several times as a resolutory condition for the debt forgiveness, and I've found nothing satisfactory - I'm thinking along the lines of 'a return to greater capital worth' ...?
Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 10:25
financial recovery
Explanation:
I dthink that this is sufficient to convey the meaning. Bernie's proposal is good, but it might be a little too wordy for the official context of the document.
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Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 16:25
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5financial recovery
Gayle Wallimann
4 +1a return to better days
cheungmo
4an improvement (or recovery or turnaround) in the companies' financial situation
BernieM


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
an improvement (or recovery or turnaround) in the companies' financial situation


Explanation:
The French phrase is fairly general in its meaning, so there are several possible translations.

Could also consider:

a revival in the companies' fortunes (or profitability)

BernieM
Canada
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 244
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a return to better days


Explanation:
Difficile à cerner sans voir le ou les phrases exactes.


cheungmo
PRO pts in pair: 339

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thierry LOTTE
40 mins
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
financial recovery


Explanation:
I dthink that this is sufficient to convey the meaning. Bernie's proposal is good, but it might be a little too wordy for the official context of the document.

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1213

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Parrot
2 hrs
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: on the road to financial recovery
4 hrs
agree  Helen D. Elliot (X): clear and simple
5 hrs
agree  Marian Greenfield: perfect
6 hrs
agree  LHMP: excellent
6 hrs
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