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ex-unique

English translation: formerly the only one

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French term or phrase:ex-unique
English translation:formerly the only one
Entered by: Steven Geller

11:50 Mar 11, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: ex-unique
L’entreprise est une émanation de son client (ex-unique) Danone que nous avons déjà audité à ce titre à plusieurs reprises, mettant en évidence des risques sociaux et d’importants risques fiscaux.
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 13:23
formerly the only one
Explanation:

The company is an offshoot of Danone, its customer (formerly the only one), which we have audited for this purpose several times...
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Steven Geller
Local time: 09:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5formerly its sole customer
Karen Tucker (X)
4ex-single
Sladjana Stojanovic
4formerly sole
Gillian Hargreaves (X)
4formerly the only one
Steven Geller


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ex-single


Explanation:
ex-single

Sladjana Stojanovic
Serbia and Montenegro
Local time: 09:53
PRO pts in pair: 4
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
formerly sole


Explanation:
Presumably this refers to a company that used to have just one customer: Danone

Gillian Hargreaves (X)
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 575
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
formerly its sole customer


Explanation:
I would put this phrase after Danone, but without parentheses.


    Reference: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/134372...
Karen Tucker (X)
United States
Local time: 03:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 394

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Endre Both
2 mins
agree  swisstell
10 mins
agree  Victoria Barkoff
28 mins
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): smooth
3 hrs
agree  Nicola Da Si (X)
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
formerly the only one


Explanation:

The company is an offshoot of Danone, its customer (formerly the only one), which we have audited for this purpose several times...

Steven Geller
Local time: 09:53
PRO pts in pair: 1246
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