Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

mesures au devis

English translation:

has started... to take (the) measurements requested in the quote

Added to glossary by Jeanne Zang
May 17, 2011 00:59
13 yrs ago
French term

mesures au devis

Non-PRO French to English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
(Canadian French) This appears in the highlights of the financial performance of an aluminum company.
La firme X a débuté à la dernière semaine de février la prise des mesures demandés au devis and ce, en vue de la détermination des paramètres de fonctionnement du four.
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Proposed translations

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has started... to take (the) measurements requested in the quote

Your parsing of the source sentence seems wrong. The proper term to ask appears to be "mesures demandées au devis", according to the source sentence. One cannot guess what the "devis" refers to.
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agree Liliane Hatem
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