Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
a réclamé sous quinzaine
English translation:
has requested payment within two weeks
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Johanne Bouthillier
Oct 12, 2004 16:56
19 yrs ago
French term
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a réclamé sous quinzaine
French to English
Bus/Financial
Law: Contract(s)
Par courrier au représentant de la compagnie XXXXXXXX en France du 4 février 2004, la société YYYY a réclamé sous quinzaine le règlement de l'indemnité contractuelle pour le compte de qui il appartiendra.
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Johanne Bouthillier
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French term (edited):
a r�clam� sous quinzaine
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has politely demanded the payment within two weeks
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French term (edited):
a r�clam� sous quinzaine
have demanded payment within a fortnight
another possibility
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French term (edited):
a r�clam� sous quinzaine
requested payment within fifteen days
Or in the UK...within a fortnight..
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-10-12 17:05:24 GMT)
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OR requested payment within fifteen days.....
reclame is not that strong, IMO
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-10-12 17:05:24 GMT)
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OR requested payment within fifteen days.....
reclame is not that strong, IMO
Peer comment(s):
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Julie Roy
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Maya Kruger
28 mins
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CarolynB
1 hr
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writeaway
: hiya ;-)
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Michele Fauble
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Viviane MA
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French term (edited):
a r�clam� sous quinzaine
requested payment within two weeks
An alternative to 15 days, since two weeks is the usual translation of quinzaine as a time expression.
Fortnight is the popular British word for two weeks but it isn't suitable for a quasi-legal text.
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Note added at 1 hr 19 mins (2004-10-12 18:15:35 GMT)
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Réclamé is not markedly polite.
Fortnight is the popular British word for two weeks but it isn't suitable for a quasi-legal text.
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Note added at 1 hr 19 mins (2004-10-12 18:15:35 GMT)
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Réclamé is not markedly polite.
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cmwilliams (X)
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Michele Fauble
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Thank you very much.
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