business reply

French translation: enveloppes réponse

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English term or phrase:	business reply envelopes
French translation:	enveloppes réponse

11:42 Aug 8, 2001

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English term or phrase: business reply

business reply enveloppes
could i say coupon réponse

angela asomba-tarer KudoZ activity Questions: 257 (2 open) (11 without valid answers) Answers: 7
Local time: 11:21

enveloppe-réponse

Explanation:
return envelope
Syn. business reply envelope
enveloppe-réponse n. f.
Variante(s) orthographique(s).
enveloppe réponse n. f.

Déf. : Enveloppe que l'expéditeur d'un courrier ou d'une publicité directe joint à son envoi afin de réduire l'effort fourni par le destinataire pour répondre.
Note : Cette enveloppe porte l'adresse de l'expéditeur, ce qui évite au destinataire le souci de se procurer une enveloppe et de rédiger une adresse et l'incite ainsi à répondre.

Terme(s) à éviter.
enveloppe-réponse d'affaires
correspondance-réponse d'affaires
(même si c'est vu couramment!)
enveloppe de retour
enveloppe préadressée
enveloppe pré-adressée

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Germaine
Canada
Local time: 05:21

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enveloppe-réponse

Germaine

enveloppes pré-adressées (ou pré-affranchies, selon contexte)

VBaby

enveloppes de retour pré-adressées

motus

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14 mins

enveloppes pré-adressées (ou pré-affranchies, selon contexte)

Explanation:
Coupon-réponse doesn't seem appropriate. The term most certainly refers to pre-addressed envelopes that the company provides to facilitate correspondence. In some cases, postage may be pre-paid by the company. But you have to check according to the context, and use the more neutral enveloppes pré-adressées if you don't have the answer

VBaby
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enveloppe-réponse

Germaine
Canada
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: French
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5 hrs

enveloppes de retour pré-adressées

Explanation:
To the best of my knowledge, "envelope" has only one "p" in English.

Coupon-réponse refers to a coupon, usually included with a letter in an enveloppe, which the receiver is asked to fill out and send back to the sender. It is totally inappropriate for "business reply envelope". "Reply envelope" means "enveloppe de retour", and "business reply envelope" usually refers to a reply envelope which is pre-addressed.

motus

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