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clés de paiement

English translation: trigger event


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French term or phrase:clés de paiement
English translation:trigger event
Entered by: Enza Longo
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09:41 Jan 24, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications) / Quality Assurance Plan
French term or phrase: clés de paiement
Les objectifs principaux du Comité de Pilotage sont: d'informer les responsables du client sur l'avancement d projet, statuer sur la réception des prestations en fonction des clés de paiement, .....
Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 20:40
2 possibilities
Explanation:
1) "Clef" is sometimes used to mean "coefficient" or "ratio", as in "clef de répartition" (think of pirates: one part for each member of crew except the captain, who gets a double share, and the cabin-boy who gets a half share, so the "clef de répartition is "2-2-0.5"). However I don't see the logic of this sense in this context.

2) It might mean "trigger event" or "key time".
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xxxBourth
Local time: 02:40
Grading comment
great explanation - many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +22 possibilitiesxxxBourth
3 +2payment codes
GILLES MEUNIER


  

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payment codes


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 02:40
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 65

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuseila
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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clés de paiement
2 possibilities


Explanation:
1) "Clef" is sometimes used to mean "coefficient" or "ratio", as in "clef de répartition" (think of pirates: one part for each member of crew except the captain, who gets a double share, and the cabin-boy who gets a half share, so the "clef de répartition is "2-2-0.5"). However I don't see the logic of this sense in this context.

2) It might mean "trigger event" or "key time".

xxxBourth
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 142
Grading comment
great explanation - many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlie Bavington: Your second option was what sprang to my mind. I would hope that something, somewhere else in the text might clarify exactly what it is.
2 hrs

agree  Michel A.: Trigger
3 hrs
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