Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 26, 2009 13:59
15 yrs ago
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French term
Switzerland
Sworn translator + graphic arts skills
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
escompté
French to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
"des garanties bancaires escomptées à bref délai"
A vrai dire je ne comprends pas vraiment le sens de la phrase. Il s'agit de fraude et d'escroquerie.
A vrai dire je ne comprends pas vraiment le sens de la phrase. Il s'agit de fraude et d'escroquerie.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | expected |
Francis Marche
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| 3 +3 | discounted |
Radu DANAILA
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Proposed translations
+1
1 day 6 hrs
Francis Marche
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Works in field
France
36 years experience on 4 continents
Native in: French , English
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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48
Selected
expected
We lack context here, but bear in mind that one GENERIC (not technical) sense of "escompté" is "expected", quite simply, and so it could be that these "bank guarantees are expected to be provided shortly". It's a good idea sometimes NOT to look first for the technical meaning of a word.
(e.g. the expected outputs of the projet is "les produits escomptés du projet")
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2009-02-27 20:48:27 GMT)
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Vérifie le sens dit usuel de "escompter" dans le dictionnaire suivant
http://atilf.atilf.fr/
(e.g. the expected outputs of the projet is "les produits escomptés du projet")
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2009-02-27 20:48:27 GMT)
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Vérifie le sens dit usuel de "escompter" dans le dictionnaire suivant
http://atilf.atilf.fr/
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Enza Longo
: This makes the most sense to me - more context could help clear it up
56 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
3 mins
Radu DANAILA
Romania
Romania
Works in field
Romania
Not just words!
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania) 
Works in: French to Romanian, English to Romanian, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
discounted
http://www.vernimmen.net/html/glossaire/definition_escompte....
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-02-26 14:04:22 GMT)
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or even "cashed"
http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-02-26 14:04:22 GMT)
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or even "cashed"
http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
helena barham
6 mins
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thank you!
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| agree |
Alain P.
12 mins
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merci!
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| agree |
joehlindsay
4 hrs
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thank you!
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| neutral |
Francis Marche
: Do you have examples of bank guarantees being "cashed" ?
1 day 6 hrs
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You're right on this one, it was just another meaning of the word, took "as is" from the dictionnary without too much thinking, but seeming to belong to the same "area". The only possibility is "discounted". Thank you!
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Discussion
But those guarantees turned out to be fakes and the money vanished.
I now tend to agree with the "expected" translation given by Francis.