Jan 14, 2004 21:45
20 yrs ago
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French term
United States
20 years Technical Translation
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
sauf à parfaire ou diminuer
French to English
Bus/Financial
Financial statement of an estate.
Describing fees, taxes owed, and the expression "sauf à parfaire ou diminuer" is tacked on. Rounded off, rounded upwards and downwards?
Thanks
Describing fees, taxes owed, and the expression "sauf à parfaire ou diminuer" is tacked on. Rounded off, rounded upwards and downwards?
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | which may be adjusted upwards or downwards |
JackieMcC
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| 5 | unless improved or lowered |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 3 | subject to increase or reduction |
Peter Freckleton
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Proposed translations
14 hrs
French term (edited):
sauf � parfaire ou diminuer
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which may be adjusted upwards or downwards
parfaire here means to adjust the amount. It is often seen in court documents/statements of claim - with the amount of damages being claimed and the proviso "sauf à parfaire".
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unless improved or lowered
it means unless the tax items can be redone [taken off or made less taxable] or a lower figures
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Note added at 2004-01-14 21:54:49 (GMT)
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parfaire something means to do something more efficiently or to do it better...that\'s all not directly related to numbers..but to the items or chunks of them
Like assets that are listed some might be taken off the list and therefore would not be taxed. That kind of thing.
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Note added at 2004-01-14 21:54:49 (GMT)
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parfaire something means to do something more efficiently or to do it better...that\'s all not directly related to numbers..but to the items or chunks of them
Like assets that are listed some might be taken off the list and therefore would not be taxed. That kind of thing.
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Peter Freckleton
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Australia
I am a litigation attorney and linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
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subject to increase or reduction
i.e. may be revised subsequently.
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