Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

company assets

French translation:

les équipements informatiques de l\'entreprise

Added to glossary by Thierry Darlis
Oct 4, 2014 07:54
9 yrs ago
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English term

company assets

English to French Other Law: Contract(s)
Employees found using personal IM (Instant Messager) accounts on company assets are subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination with cause;
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Non-PRO (2): mchd, Germaine

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Proposed translations

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4 hrs
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les équipements informatiques de l'entreprise

you can't use anything else to send IM messages

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-10-04 12:20:44 GMT)
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and it's IT security specialists talking, not accountants.
Peer comment(s):

agree AllegroTrans
26 mins
Thanks!
agree Paul Patruno : in this context, yes
1 hr
"in this context" - yes, couldn't agree more on this point of method - a change of context can bring quite a change in meaning. Thanks!
disagree GILLES MEUNIER : asset = actif au sens large
3 hrs
nowadays, any advanced MT can do better than a simple dictionary search
agree Germaine : En fait, on peut utiliser les ordinateurs de bureau et portables, les tablettes, mais aussi, les téléphones intelligents. Donc: les équipements ou même le matériel de l'entreprise.
3 hrs
simplement "le matériel de l'entreprise" ça marche aussi. Merci!
disagree TB CommuniCAT : Sorry, but I think it is more les actifs de l'entreprise
9 hrs
based on? MT?
agree Attorney DC Bar : Bit of a leap but I think you're right. What else can you use Instant Messenger on, after all?
17 hrs
"Bit of a leap" not at all from the viewpoint of an IT specialist counts as "assets" ONLY what is useful to build and use an IT system (as retailers say location,location, location here context, context, context)
neutral Marie-Yvonne Dulac : "le matériel de l'entreprise" dans un sens large est plus approprié ici. Pas besoin de préciser "informatique".
20 hrs
what else are you going to use to send IM? a carrier pigeon? an office chair?
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1 day 45 mins

le matériel de l'entreprise

Dans ce contexte "assets" ne peut pas être traduit par "actif" qui est un terme comptable.
Peer comment(s):

agree Germaine : somme toute, on vise "les biens" de l'entreprise
10 hrs
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Reference comments

1 day 11 hrs
Reference:

assets

plural noun - British English
1.(accounting) the property and claims against debtors that a business enterprise may apply to discharge its liabilities. Assets may be fixed, current, liquid, or intangible and are shown balanced against liabilities Compare liabilities
2.(law) the property available to an executor or administrator for settlement of the debts and payment of legacies of the estate of a deceased or insolvent person
3. any property owned by a person or firm

American English:
1.anything owned that has exchange value
2.a valuable or desirable thing to have ⇒ charm is your chief asset
3.([pl.], accounting) all the entries on a balance sheet showing the entire resources of a person or business, tangible and intangible, including accounts and notes receivable, cash, inventory, equipment, real estate, goodwill, etc.
4.([pl.], law) a.property, as of a business, a bankrupt, etc.
b.the property of a deceased person available to his or her estate for the payment of debts and legacies
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