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solidaire

English translation: consortium

02:07 Apr 6, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: solidaire
déclaration de groupement momentané d'entreprises solidaires

What is "solidaire"? Does this phrase mean a momentary declaration or a momentary group?
candyliu
China
Local time: 05:09
English translation:consortium
Explanation:
It may well be possible to gloss over this "detail" which I suspect is only there in the French because "groupement" is less specific than "consortium" which, I think, implies that the companies are severally liable (as opposed to "conjointement" = jointly, which they will also be, presumably).

You can most certainly "gloss over" "momentané" since any consortium is only ever for a short period of time, for a specific project.
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4jointly liable
swanda
4consortium
Bourth (X)
3group companies
David Hollywood


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group companies


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jointly liable


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consortium


Explanation:
It may well be possible to gloss over this "detail" which I suspect is only there in the French because "groupement" is less specific than "consortium" which, I think, implies that the companies are severally liable (as opposed to "conjointement" = jointly, which they will also be, presumably).

You can most certainly "gloss over" "momentané" since any consortium is only ever for a short period of time, for a specific project.

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