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, réuni, le 17 décembre...

English translation: held on December 17

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French term or phrase:réuni, le 17 décembre...
English translation:held on December 17
Entered by: LQA Russian

15:21 Dec 27, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: , réuni, le 17 décembre...
Le conseil d'administration, réuni, le 17 décembre,a décidé....
Marie O.
Local time: 06:05
held on December 17
Explanation:
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LQA Russian
Local time: 05:05
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2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2meeting on December 17
Bruce Popp
4 +1held on December 17
LQA Russian
4the board of director, meeting on Dec 17th, decided ...
swisstell


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
held on December 17


Explanation:
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LQA Russian
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EDLING (X)
7 mins
neutral  Bruce Popp: it's the meeting that was held, not the board of directors
11 mins
neutral  Therese Nichols: It is the Board(the Committee) which held a gathering on December 17...
1 day 1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the board of director, meeting on Dec 17th, decided ...


Explanation:
or the Board of Directors, in its meeting of Dec. 17th, decided ....

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 921
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
meeting on December 17


Explanation:
"The Board of Directors, meeting on December 17, decided"



Bruce Popp
United States
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 190

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: More natural word order
3 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Noel Castelino: Yes. But couldn't you simply say "The Board meeting on December 17..." ?
3 hrs
  -> Yes, that sounds a little less formal and stuffy, but it depends on the tenor of the rest of the document.
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