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French: Appel d'offre

English translation: Call for tender







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French term or phrase:Appel d'offre
English translation:Call for tender
Entered by:Eckililou AMEDJA
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French term or phrase: Appel d'offre
quel est le terme exact pour "Appel d'offre" en anglais
Eckililou AMEDJA
Morocco
Clarification request(s) and response
xxxdf49f: 6:40pm Nov 13, 2004: il n'y a pas UN terme exact - call for bids (US), call for tenders (UK & EU), request for proposals, request for quotes (RFQ), invitation to bid/tender... tous fonctionnent -

Call for tender
Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-11-13 11:48:54 GMT)
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EUROPA - Enterprise - Calls for Tenders
Calls for Tenders, ...
europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/calls/calls.html

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-13 11:49:14 GMT)
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.. Testamenti. Link. Call for tender. Call for tender. TENDER NOTICE: No call for tender
available at the moment. For further information, see the Archive below. ...
www.cesvi.org/call_tender.asp
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Yuri Smirnov
Belarus
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +13Call for tender
Yuri Smirnov
4 +5invitation for tendersKpy
5 +1Invitation to tenderanar2004
5Bid Request/Quote/Bidding
Karine Gentil
1 +2Request for Bidxxxprozmania


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
invitation for tenders

Explanation:
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Kpy
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
0 min

agree Emmanouil Tyrakis
2 hrs

agree Charlie Bavington: or "invitation to tender". Same thing really :-)
2 hrs

agree Patrice: I agree with Charlie
5 hrs

agree Sarah Downing
15 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Request for Bid

Explanation:
HTH

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-11-13 11:46:44 GMT)
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or Bid Invitation

xxxprozmania
Bolivia

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
0 min
  -> thanks

agree Charlie Bavington: or "invitation to bid".
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Call for tender

Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-11-13 11:48:54 GMT)
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EUROPA - Enterprise - Calls for Tenders
Calls for Tenders, ...
europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/calls/calls.html

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-13 11:49:14 GMT)
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.. Testamenti. Link. Call for tender. Call for tender. TENDER NOTICE: No call for tender
available at the moment. For further information, see the Archive below. ...
www.cesvi.org/call_tender.asp

Yuri Smirnov
Belarus
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks for helping

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Helen Nolan
11 mins
  -> Thank you

agree Anne McKee
15 mins
  -> Thank you

agree suezen
1 hr
  -> Thank you

agree Nathalie Bendavid
1 hr
  -> Thank you

agree Charlie Bavington: yep, heard this one as well!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree moya: that's the one
3 hrs
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agree DocteurPC: definitely
3 hrs
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agree roneill: No problem! Ná habair é! = You're welcome!
4 hrs
  -> Oh, sorry, I wrote "Thank you" in Russian. Here's moral compensation for tortures: Go raibh maith agat :-) +: Which is?.. Ah, I see! No problem in Irish. Cool!

agree Brigith Guimarães
5 hrs
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agree Julie Roy
6 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree Michele Fauble
9 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree BOB DE DENUS
9 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree Sarah Downing
14 hrs
  -> Thank you
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bid Request/Quote/Bidding

Explanation:
You are actually bidding to be awarded a contract/job. Some, those without the knowledge of economics wording, would use the words Estimate or Estimate Bid. I would go with Bid Request.

Karine Gentil
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Invitation to tender

Explanation:
"Appel d'offre" = the exact term is Invitation to tender or bid(US).


anar2004
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Sarah Downing
4 hrs
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