Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ex post facto
French answer:
rétroactivement
Added to glossary by
Jean-Louis S.
Sep 15, 2008 08:37
16 yrs ago
French term
ex post facto
French
Bus/Financial
Accounting
= "après les faits".
Je ne trouve pas beaucoup d'occurrences dans le domaine de la comptabilité
Puis-je dire "paiements comptabilisés ex post facto", ou bien existe-t-il une autre formulation plus courante ?
Merci d'avance
Je ne trouve pas beaucoup d'occurrences dans le domaine de la comptabilité
Puis-je dire "paiements comptabilisés ex post facto", ou bien existe-t-il une autre formulation plus courante ?
Merci d'avance
Responses
4 | retroactivement | Jean-Louis S. |
5 +1 | a posteriori | Arnold T. |
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Jan 7, 2009 21:09: Jean-Louis S. Created KOG entry
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retroactivement
www.cairn.info/revue-etudes-economiques-de-l-ocde-2005-14-page-45.htm
www.tunisair.com/publish/article.asp?id=92
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I forgot the accent: "rétroactivement"
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Main Entry: a pos·te·ri·o·ri
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, literally, from the latter
1 : of or relating to the kind of reasoning that derives propositions from the observation of facts or that by generalizations from facts arrives at principles <a posteriori demonstration> -- contrasted with a priori
2 : of or relating to what cannot be known except from experience : proved by induction from facts obtained by observation or experiment <a posteriori truth>
Citation format for this entry:
"a posteriori." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008)
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Main Entry: 1ex post fac·to
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin, from a thing done afterward
: done, made, or formulated after the fact and on the basis of current premises, conditions, or knowledge : disregarding the previous status or setting of the event or thing concerning which a conclusion is reached or at which action is directed : RETROSPECTIVE, RETROACTIVE <ex post facto punishment> <the general gave his ex post facto approval -- W.H.Upson> <ex post facto rationalizations of behavior -- Edward Sapir> <the results of scientific inquiry are always subject to ex post facto interpretation -- H.M.Magid>
Citation format for this entry:
"ex post facto." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008).
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Main Entry: 2ex post facto
Function: adverb
: after the fact : in a retrospective or retroactive manner <no lawmaker can alter the fact, ex post facto -- C.A.Beard>
Citation format for this entry:
"ex post facto." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008).
www.tunisair.com/publish/article.asp?id=92
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-15 10:52:57 GMT)
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I forgot the accent: "rétroactivement"
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2008-09-16 14:36:24 GMT)
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Main Entry: a pos·te·ri·o·ri
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, literally, from the latter
1 : of or relating to the kind of reasoning that derives propositions from the observation of facts or that by generalizations from facts arrives at principles <a posteriori demonstration> -- contrasted with a priori
2 : of or relating to what cannot be known except from experience : proved by induction from facts obtained by observation or experiment <a posteriori truth>
Citation format for this entry:
"a posteriori." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008)
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Main Entry: 1ex post fac·to
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin, from a thing done afterward
: done, made, or formulated after the fact and on the basis of current premises, conditions, or knowledge : disregarding the previous status or setting of the event or thing concerning which a conclusion is reached or at which action is directed : RETROSPECTIVE, RETROACTIVE <ex post facto punishment> <the general gave his ex post facto approval -- W.H.Upson> <ex post facto rationalizations of behavior -- Edward Sapir> <the results of scientific inquiry are always subject to ex post facto interpretation -- H.M.Magid>
Citation format for this entry:
"ex post facto." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008).
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Main Entry: 2ex post facto
Function: adverb
: after the fact : in a retrospective or retroactive manner <no lawmaker can alter the fact, ex post facto -- C.A.Beard>
Citation format for this entry:
"ex post facto." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008).
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci à tous les deux"
+1
16 hrs
a posteriori
Un si beau mot, inutilisé ...
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2008-09-16 09:45:03 GMT)
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http://un-interpreters.org/glossaries/Procurement_EFS.doc
ex post facto cases = dossiers approuvés a posteriori
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2008-09-16 09:45:03 GMT)
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http://un-interpreters.org/glossaries/Procurement_EFS.doc
ex post facto cases = dossiers approuvés a posteriori
Note from asker:
J'y avais pensé. Seulement, ces deux expressions latines sont-elles vraiment synonymes ? |
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Jean-Louis S.
: I believe that because of its use in philosophy, a posteriori has a more restrictive sense.
13 hrs
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agree |
jacqueline simana
: c'est si vrai ! paiements comptabilisés a posteriori.
1 day 10 hrs
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Merci Jaqueline !
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