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bloc

English translation: block

09:37 Jul 17, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / oil exploration
French term or phrase: bloc
L’échange d’actifs intervenu au printemps 2001 fait de Cie A le deuxième actionnaire de la société Cie B, avec 20% du capital. Celle-ci possède des intérêts sur cinq blocs, dont l’un (n°7) en proche offshore qui est le seul en production aujourd’hui.
Joanne Watt
Local time: 04:33
English translation:block
Explanation:
block of shares

Syn.
block of stocks
block
line of shares
parcel of shares bloc d'actions n. m.

Syn.
paquet d'actions n. m.
lot d'actions n. m.
bloc n. m.

Déf. :
Grande quantité d'actions correspondant à un nombre minimal de titres défini en fonction de la liquidité de chaque valeur, qui est considérée comme un tout quand elle fait l'objet de négociations de blocs.


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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 05:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5block
GILLES MEUNIER
4block
Rowan Morrell
1Yikes!
Arthur Borges


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
block


Explanation:
block of shares

Syn.
block of stocks
block
line of shares
parcel of shares bloc d'actions n. m.

Syn.
paquet d'actions n. m.
lot d'actions n. m.
bloc n. m.

Déf. :
Grande quantité d'actions correspondant à un nombre minimal de titres défini en fonction de la liquidité de chaque valeur, qui est considérée comme un tout quand elle fait l'objet de négociations de blocs.




GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2506
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rowan Morrell
0 min
agree  David Sirett: ...but it isn't a block of shares, it's a defined area for exploration or production.
28 mins
agree  Maria Riegger (X): I agree with David, an area of interest, i.e. for exploration
1 hr
agree  Sue Crocker
2 hrs
agree  Paul Mably (X): I'm with David on this
4 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
block


Explanation:
I think that's all it is. Either that or maybe "section".

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Note added at 2002-07-17 09:45:45 (GMT)
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Forget \"sections\". Maybe \"parcel\" though. But Gilles got in first anyway, so give him the points.

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 202
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Yikes!


Explanation:
Don't have my dictionary here but I think "bloc" might just refer to an plot of land (or water surface) which a government has leased to an oil company.

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 11:33
PRO pts in pair: 404
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