vise

English translation: signs

11:02 Mar 8, 2019

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / From a bailiff document

French term or phrase: vise

The document recounts service of a payment demand to a company.

"le recepcioniste trouvé dans le bureaux de la société ... qui reçoit copie du présent exploit et vise"

The document is from a bailiff in Cameroon. What do the words "et vise" mean?

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English translation:signs

Explanation:
Thanks very much to Charles for these refs.:

viser(2)
"Examiner un document pour y apposer un visa, le valider."
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/viser

Here just possibly "stamps it" but more probably "initials it", I would guess (visa as paraphe).
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/viser...

In usages I've seen, it often just means 'signs', for the purpose of acknowledging / approving something — so here, presumably, receipt of something.

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I've just had confirmation from my journalist friend in Cameroon, that over there 'viser' definitely does involve actually signing, and he says it is frequently used in places like the 'commissariat'.

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Tony M
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Local time: 15:36

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writeaway: imo initials is the right translation in English (don't know what it is in Serbian) Martin qui reçoit copie du présent exploit et vise en marge https://cdn.trombino.org/uploads/files/J-13-43.pdf

49 mins

-> In my experience, 'visa' is used in some circumstances where it opposes 'initials ('parapher'); either way, the important point is what it achieves; I doubt one would merely 'initial' if it were to acknowledge receipt, say.

agree

Yvonne Gallagher: "initials" more likely//well, this is the company's receptionist so initials or signature will acknowledge receipt. It could well be company date stamped as well

1 hr

-> Thanks, Yvonne! In my experience, 'visa' is used in some circumstances where it opposes 'initials ('parapher'); either way, the important point is what it achieves; I doubt one would merely 'initial' if it were to acknowledge receipt, say.

agree

AllegroTrans: or Maybe "receipts" (admittedly not a very nice verb but it would encompass signing, initialling or stamping)

9 hrs

-> Thanks, C! Yes, that would be a good solution, as like 'viser' it gets back to the purpose rather than simply the means.

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