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coûts frustratoires

English translation: excessive/superfluous costs


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French term or phrase:coûts frustratoires
English translation:excessive/superfluous costs
Entered by: Alison High
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06:31 Mar 25, 2008
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Law/Patents - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / call to tender
French term or phrase: coûts frustratoires
....afin que leur mise en œuvre s’effectue sans interruption du service ni ***coûts frustratoires***

I've basically got something that's being built now that needs to be ready to be extended without any interruption to service or coûts frustratoires (--- additional costs?)
Alison High
Switzerland
Local time: 02:46
excessive/superfluous
Explanation:
D'apres le dictionnaire Reverso: Frais frustratoires, ceux qui sont faits soit pour enfler la note à payer par le client, soit témérairement et par suite en pure perte.

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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:46
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This probably fits the context best. Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5excessive/superfluous
Nadia Ayoub
4 +1arbitrary and unnecessary costs
Graham macLachlan
3prohibitive costsEuqinimod


  

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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
prohibitive costs


Explanation:
In fact, "frustratoire" is a neologism.

Euqinimod
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Graham macLachlan: not that new, the Ac. dates it to 1718
7 mins
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
arbitrary and unnecessary costs


Explanation:
or unauthorised costs (which are borne by the barrister etc by whom they are incurred)
COE Legal Dictionary

Graham macLachlan
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom Bishop: Probably no barristers involved with the costs in this instance.
3 hrs
  -> indeed, thanks
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
excessive/superfluous


Explanation:
D'apres le dictionnaire Reverso: Frais frustratoires, ceux qui sont faits soit pour enfler la note à payer par le client, soit témérairement et par suite en pure perte.



Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:46
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Changes made by editors
Mar 30, 2008 - Changes made by Alison High:
Edited KOG entryAlison High's old entry - "coûts frustratoires" => "excessive/superfluous"


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