Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
assiette d'intervention
English translation:
range of funding available
Added to glossary by
AllegroTrans
Mar 12, 2007 20:08
17 yrs ago
French term
France
assiette d'intervention
French to English
Bus/Financial
Law: Taxation & Customs
Context is about establishing a budget for a research project proposal. Talks about "régime fiscal et assiette d'intervention" (as a heading). The tax regime bit is all about VAT, but what does this "intervention" refer to? Is it some kind of financial contribution? Awarding body is a regional council.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | range of funding available |
AllegroTrans
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| 4 | intervention (appropriations) fund |
Adrian MM. (X)
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| 3 | basis for action |
Francis MARC
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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range of funding available
"assiette" seems to be suggesting a dish, i.e. dish of funding, but I have to admit this is a bit of a guess - it's a strange term and the fact that francophones haven't rushed to answer demonstrates that it is probably not in general French parlance
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This seems to fit the context slightly more closely than the others (which were also all good suggestions). Thanks to all for your help!"
30 mins
basis for action
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2 days 2 hrs
intervention (appropriations) fund
Put together 2 joker- or weasel-words like assiette and intervention and a funny stoat comes out of the hat.
Intervention fund is quite common Euro-/agri- and aggro-/Canadian speak
Intervention fund is quite common Euro-/agri- and aggro-/Canadian speak
Example sentence:
L’assiette d’intervention est constituée par les emprunts octroyés par les établissements financiers aux bénéficiaires ultimes (définis ci-après) pour des ...
The Regional Economic Intervention Fund (FIER) is a development fund designed to help companies obtain financing (equity or quasi-equity) at the start-up ...
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