a la baisse du contrat

English translation: a lower contract price

16:08 Mar 26, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: a la baisse du contrat
Nous ne croyons pas au risque d’une renégociation à la baisse du contrat par AMD.

Could you please help me translate into English a la baisse du contrat??
Thanks
Sian Herrera-Delgado
Local time: 09:54
English translation:a lower contract price
Explanation:
price seems to be implied here. also, i think, depending on how your phrase it, you can use negotiate or renegotiate.

"We do not believe there is a risk that AMD will seek to negotiate a lower contract price" or "...that AMD will renegotiate [the contract] for a lower price"

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Note added at 41 mins (2007-03-26 16:49:33 GMT)
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if this is treasury related and we are talking about a contract with AMD related to financial instruments (e.g., hedging contract), I would give a different answer.
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DCypher (X)
Local time: 10:54
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Thank you and thank you everyone else who helped!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2a lower contract price
DCypher (X)
5we do not believe there is a risk the contract will be renegotiated on the downswing/decline
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
4downward of the contract
Charles Hawtrey (X)


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
we do not believe there is a risk the contract will be renegotiated on the downswing/decline


Explanation:
There mmay have been a proposal to renegotiate the contract at a lower price as can be done for a higher price, I suppose, at a/for a lower price/budget

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Local time: 10:54
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jock
1 hr

neutral  Julie Barber: I do realise you've understood it but downswing wouldn't be common language to use here and you can't use decline at all
1 hr

disagree  Tony M: As Julie says, 'dwonswing' wouldn't be normal usage here, and 'decline' is just plain wrong
16 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
downward of the contract


Explanation:
"à la baisse" should be attached to "renégociation" not to "contrat".

Simply that 'We' do not expect the client to attempt to drive the price down by re-opening negotiations after signing. 112 ghits on "négociation à la baisse", and 110 on "renégociation à la baisse"

Charles Hawtrey (X)
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a lower contract price


Explanation:
price seems to be implied here. also, i think, depending on how your phrase it, you can use negotiate or renegotiate.

"We do not believe there is a risk that AMD will seek to negotiate a lower contract price" or "...that AMD will renegotiate [the contract] for a lower price"

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Note added at 41 mins (2007-03-26 16:49:33 GMT)
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if this is treasury related and we are talking about a contract with AMD related to financial instruments (e.g., hedging contract), I would give a different answer.

DCypher (X)
Local time: 10:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 164
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Thank you and thank you everyone else who helped!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Barber
1 hr

agree  Tony M
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