s/c

English translation: marked FAO

10:53 Dec 10, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: s/c
"factures sont adressees au department concerne s/c de la DGRH - service comptabilite" Procedural instructions for trade between two companies.
JMcKechnie
Local time: 08:23
English translation:marked FAO
Explanation:
FAO = for the attention of (à l'attention de) except s/c indicates that perhaps under sealed enveloppe, or at least in an enveloppe perhaps.

As I understand your extract, the Director of Human Resources receives the invoices in question (for approval ?) which are then passed on to the Accounts Department for payment, I suupose.

Nikki

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Summary of answers provided
naS/C = Service comptabilité
Reynald Beaule
naunder cover ; marked for the care of
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
namarked FAO
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
nas/c
Bernard Marinovitch
nakind attention of
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
nainvoices should be labelled s/c
Jean-Charles Bossis (X)


  

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34 mins
S/C = Service comptabilité


Explanation:
L'expression:service comptabilité ne pourrait-elle être l'explication de l'abréviation (S/C) qui la précède?
Xrey

Reynald Beaule
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1 hr
under cover ; marked for the care of


Explanation:
correspondance 1 / 1

under cover sous le couvert de loc. prép.

Abrév.
s/c

Déf. : Sous une enveloppe adressée à un tiers chargé de remettre l'envoi au destinataire réel.

Depending of who receives the document for whom, you may have to turn your sentence round a bit.




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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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1 hr
marked FAO


Explanation:
FAO = for the attention of (à l'attention de) except s/c indicates that perhaps under sealed enveloppe, or at least in an enveloppe perhaps.

As I understand your extract, the Director of Human Resources receives the invoices in question (for approval ?) which are then passed on to the Accounts Department for payment, I suupose.

Nikki



Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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4 hrs
s/c


Explanation:
self-contained.I think that is for independent invoice?

Bernard Marinovitch
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11 hrs
kind attention of


Explanation:
For example : The bills are sent to the concerned department: kind attention of DGRH ......

Telesforo Fernandez (X)
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12 hrs
invoices should be labelled s/c


Explanation:
factures = invoices
sont adressees = to be labelled
(the all sentence means we precise what kind of invoices they are)



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