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l'oeuvre de prévoyance

English translation: provident fund

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French term or phrase:l'oeuvre de prévoyance
English translation:provident fund
Entered by: Tom Bishop

17:04 Mar 9, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance
French term or phrase: l'oeuvre de prévoyance
The whole phrase is 'les seuls risques objectifs que pourrait courir l'oeuvre de prévoyance de X sont les suivants:' Again, this is a document about company pension schemes in Switzerland. Thanks for any help.
Margaret Lomas (X)
Local time: 17:11
provident fund
Explanation:
This may be a firm's own provident fund for its employees or it may be an independent provident institution. Without more context, "fund", being somewhat ambiguous, is probably the safer option.
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Tom Bishop
Local time: 17:11
Grading comment
Thanks - this crops up several times and the meaning does seem ambiguous so I agree with you about using 'fund'.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1provident fund
Tom Bishop
3prudential issue
tekki


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
prudential issue


Explanation:
une suggestion

tekki
United States
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help but I don't feel this is quite right. Thanks anyway
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Comment: Many thanks for your help but I don't feel this is quite right. Thanks anyway

14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
l'oeuvre de prévoyance
provident fund


Explanation:
This may be a firm's own provident fund for its employees or it may be an independent provident institution. Without more context, "fund", being somewhat ambiguous, is probably the safer option.

Tom Bishop
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks - this crops up several times and the meaning does seem ambiguous so I agree with you about using 'fund'.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
0 min
  -> Thanks Vicky
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