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holiday sales

French translation: ventes de fin d'année

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English term or phrase:holiday sales
French translation:ventes de fin d'année
Entered by: yasmine

18:47 Jan 21, 2003
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / Economy
English term or phrase: holiday sales
disappointing holiday sales offsetting a surge in new vehicle sales
yasmine
ventes de fin d'année
Explanation:
Ceci correspond à la période d'avant noël jusqu'à la fin de l'année, avant que ne démarrent les soldes, en janvier.

Cheers,

Béa
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Béatrice Huret-Morton
Local time: 21:50
Grading comment
Difficult choice, as I also liked Lise's suggested translation. What I ended up using was "ventes durant les fetes de fin d'annee", a somewhat hybrid of both answers. (I'm quite new here, is there any way I could choose TWO answers?) Thank you all for your help, whether it has or not been "graded".
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Soldes d'été
Thierry LOTTE
5 +1La saison des soldes
Peppone
5ventes de fin d'année
Béatrice Huret-Morton
4vente des fêtes de fin d'année
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
4ventes saisonales
zaphod
4Ventes des jours ferriers
Shog Imas
4pendant la période des soldes
mannix
2pendant la période de fêtes ?
cjohnstone


  

Answers


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Soldes d'été


Explanation:
good luck


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Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 21:50
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
4 mins
  -> Merci Gilles
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
15 mins
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agree  Paul Berthelot
1 hr
  -> Merci Paul
agree  Annike THIERRY
2 hrs
  -> Merci Annike
agree  thierry2
7 hrs
  -> Merci Thierry2
disagree  mannix: not necessarily summer sales...
15 hrs
agree  Peppone: agree with mannix
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pendant la période de fêtes ?


Explanation:
another calendar view

cjohnstone
France
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vente des fêtes de fin d'année


Explanation:
holiday season Source fêtes de fin d'année Source CORRECT, VOIR FICHE, FÉM, PLUR
DEF – A period of the year; the last part of December and the first part of January, during which are held the Christmas and New Year's Day celebrations. Source EX – Pour les fêtes de fin d'année (de Noël et du jour de l'An), cette réduction serait ainsi appliquée sans interruption du 24 décembre à 20 heures au 26 à 8 heures, et du 31 décembre à 20 heures au 2 janvier à 8 heures. Source


Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 15:50
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ventes saisonales


Explanation:
seasonal sales

zaphod
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Ventes des jours ferriers


Explanation:
jours ferriers est le terme souvent utilise

Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

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neutral  mdes: "fériés"
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pendant la période des soldes


Explanation:
this is literally a time when everything goes on sale, in France, it follows the Christmas holidays, and lasts most of January.

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Note added at 2003-01-22 09:56:52 (GMT)
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also: \"la période des soldes d\'hiver\" or \"d\'été\", if your original text specifies.

mannix
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La saison des soldes


Explanation:
et des promos..


    Reference: http://www.acheter-pas-cher.com/soldes/communications.asp
Peppone

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agree  swani (X)
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ventes de fin d'année


Explanation:
Ceci correspond à la période d'avant noël jusqu'à la fin de l'année, avant que ne démarrent les soldes, en janvier.

Cheers,

Béa

Béatrice Huret-Morton
Local time: 21:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Difficult choice, as I also liked Lise's suggested translation. What I ended up using was "ventes durant les fetes de fin d'annee", a somewhat hybrid of both answers. (I'm quite new here, is there any way I could choose TWO answers?) Thank you all for your help, whether it has or not been "graded".
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