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marché informel non-comptabilisé

English translation: grey market for which there are no figures or unrecorded gray market

00:06 May 26, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: marché informel non-comptabilisé
Vente de PC (marche informel non comptabilisé)

Talking about Africa. Could it be black market?
depgrl (X)
English translation:grey market for which there are no figures or unrecorded gray market
Explanation:
that's the whole phrase
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4gray market
Marian Greenfield
5 +1grey market for which there are no figures or unrecorded gray market
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
gray market


Explanation:
<informal markets> are usually gray markets rather than black markets.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1518

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Dargere
2 hrs
agree  Deb Phillips (X)
2 hrs
agree  Roddy Stegemann: Yes, gray and black markets are both illegal. In the former the laws are less strictly enforced.
6 hrs
agree  Paul Mably (X)
6 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grey market for which there are no figures or unrecorded gray market


Explanation:
that's the whole phrase

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
1 day 2 hrs
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