Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
De fait [here]
English translation:
On (their books), listed
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Agius Language & Translation
May 12, 2004 13:48
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De fait [here]
French to English
Bus/Financial
Marketing
..and finally...
At the end of the supplier evaluation questionnaire, there is a box in which the client can record whether the supplier will be registered on their books:
There is the option to tick one of the following:
Fournisseur capable:
oui
non
à confimer
AND 'de fait' - what do they mean by 'de fait' here?
At the end of the supplier evaluation questionnaire, there is a box in which the client can record whether the supplier will be registered on their books:
There is the option to tick one of the following:
Fournisseur capable:
oui
non
à confimer
AND 'de fait' - what do they mean by 'de fait' here?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | On (their books), listed |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 +3 | de facto |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
Selected
On (their books), listed
It means that the supplier is ALREADY listed with the company, on their books.
<<de fait, se dit d'une chose matérielle qu'on se borne à constater>>
"de facto" will work in many cases, but not here I don't think. In fact, one might say a company was a "de facto" supplier if they were NOT in fact listed with a company but supplied the supplier!
<<de fait, se dit d'une chose matérielle qu'on se borne à constater>>
"de facto" will work in many cases, but not here I don't think. In fact, one might say a company was a "de facto" supplier if they were NOT in fact listed with a company but supplied the supplier!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I had 'de facto' at first but wasn't convinced."
+3
9 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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23
de facto
without official authorization but valid nonetheless
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-05-12 14:01:25 GMT)
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QuickBird sensors (1 metre and better). Infoterra is currently the
de facto supplier of commercial satellite imagery to the UK MOD. ...
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-05-12 14:01:25 GMT)
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QuickBird sensors (1 metre and better). Infoterra is currently the
de facto supplier of commercial satellite imagery to the UK MOD. ...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
11 mins
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| agree |
Hervé du Verle
13 mins
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| agree |
Narasimhan Raghavan
2 hrs
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