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quinquies / sexies

English translation: latin ordinal numbers

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French term or phrase:quinquies / sexies
English translation:latin ordinal numbers
Entered by: Julie Roy

18:40 Nov 21, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / Results account
French term or phrase: quinquies / sexies
Clause 52 quinquies and 52 sexies
Amy Grieve
Local time: 15:43
latin ordinal numbers
Explanation:
semel, bis, ter, quater, quinquies, sexies, septies, octies, novies, decies, etc.

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-21 18:46:48 GMT)
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leave them as is (usually Latin words are left in Latin in translations)
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Julie Roy
Canada
Local time: 11:43
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4 +6latin ordinal numbers
Julie Roy


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
latin ordinal numbers


Explanation:
semel, bis, ter, quater, quinquies, sexies, septies, octies, novies, decies, etc.

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-21 18:46:48 GMT)
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leave them as is (usually Latin words are left in Latin in translations)

Julie Roy
Canada
Local time: 11:43
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thanks to you all for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michel A.: spot on !
4 mins

agree  Aisha Maniar
5 mins

agree  writeaway
29 mins

agree  sarahl (X): yes, leave them as is, let insurancese sound kinky for once :-)
35 mins

agree  Gayle Wallimann
1 hr

agree  Richard Benham: Kinky AND sexy! More usual is 52D and 52E (NOT 52E and 52F, as the first is usually 52, THEN 52A, etc.--i.e. the French/Latin uses inclusive reckoning, while English uses exclusive reckoning.)
1 hr
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