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base arrière

English translation: back-up or support base


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French term or phrase:base arrière
English translation:back-up or support base
Entered by: Drmanu49
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08:13 May 23, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / Invitation to tender - telco networks - Morocco
French term or phrase: base arrière
A specification in an invitation to tender:

"La soumissionare garantira le support technique de la base arrière (niveau TAC3) nécessaire pour une période minimale de 10 ans."

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Laurence Nunny
Spain
Local time: 13:38
back-up or support base
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Local time: 13:38
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3back-up or support base
Drmanu49
3 -2arrears basesilviantonia


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
arrears base


Explanation:
half yearly six months in arrears base on the six-month swap rate. www.amtek.com.sg/investor/PDF/Amtek_Halfyear_Financials2003... -

understand the impact of the loss of disconnection on our arrears base. The deterioration of the age of the debt outstanding continues to be of concern. ...
www.ofwat.gov.uk/.../publish.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/jr05_YK...$FILE/jr05_YKY_KeyOutputs.pdf

silviantonia
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7
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Asker: Thanks for your time anyway, silviantonia.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  rkillings: This is a forward base/rearward base distinction. Nothing to do with payment arrears.
42 mins
  -> !!!!!!!! Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
disagree  xxxCMJ_Trans: this is NOT finance - it means back-up stores or supplies
42 mins
  -> May I say oops? How do you say oops en France?
neutral  Richard Benham: Hello. I won't disagree with this because it is not my field, but my initial reaction was the same as that of the others. It seems you have hit on genuine piece of terminology, but not the right one for this context.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Richard; not my field either.
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back-up or support base


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Drmanu49
Local time: 13:38
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Jun 5, 2007 - Changes made by Drmanu49:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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