Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
quinze jours francs
English translation:
fifteen clear days
Added to glossary by
Sue Crocker
May 27, 2008 13:55
15 yrs ago
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French term
quinze jours francs
French to English
Bus/Financial
Law: Contract(s)
articles of association
This refers to the timeframe required for sending in ballots for proposed annual meeting resolutions. (French company)
Les bulletins doivent être envoyés *****quinze jours francs***** à compter de l'envoi de la consultation.
Les bulletins doivent être envoyés *****quinze jours francs***** à compter de l'envoi de la consultation.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | fifteen clear days |
Jane RM
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| 4 +2 | two clear weeks |
Sheila Wilson
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| 3 +1 | 15 clear days |
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Proposed translations
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fifteen clear days
see collins-robert french-english dictionary
Peer comment(s):
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ST Translations
: Sorry Jane - looks like we posted at the same time ;)
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Gad Kohenov
: Yes. Dias neto in Spanish.
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Patrice
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swanda
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B D Finch
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
10 mins
ST Translations
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United Kingdom
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Works in: French to English
15 clear days
Journée entière de minuit à minuit.
Note(s) :
Un délai est dit franc lorsqu'on ne comprend dans le calcul ni le jour du départ, ni le jour d'arrivée. (See Grand dictionnaire)
Note(s) :
Un délai est dit franc lorsqu'on ne comprend dans le calcul ni le jour du départ, ni le jour d'arrivée. (See Grand dictionnaire)
+2
1 hr
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Spain
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Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
two clear weeks
The French may think it's logical to talk about 8 and 15 days for a week and a fortnight, but I'll never be convinced.
This link is about a ballot:
www.ims-online.ch/pdf/Comm81web.pdf
This link is about a ballot:
www.ims-online.ch/pdf/Comm81web.pdf
Peer comment(s):
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Angus Peacock
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Thanks Angus
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Simon Mountifield
15 hrs
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Thanks Supersim
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Malcolm Rowe
: Is this correct in a contract, where normally precision is required, or is it then best to specify 8 and 15 days, if that's what the source says? Might the use of "francs" mean we have to specify days rather than weeks?
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The problem is that on a Monday the French will say 8j meaning Monday next (ie they count today). 15 days to an English speaker will result in things arriving a day late! I think 14 clear days is more accurate than 15, personally
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Discussion
It's not imprecise, it's just a different way of looking at things: 'eight days later' means 'the same day as we are on now, in a week's time. Cf. the way we talk about an 'octave', when in reality there are only 7 notes in the scale before we get back to 'do, a deer' all over again.