Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à hauteur de
English translation:
in the amount of / amounting to
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Jul 24, 2019 15:52
4 yrs ago
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French term
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à hauteur de
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payments of amounts
Hi all. In the following phrase, does it imply that exactly the amount mentioned was paid or an amount up to (or less) than that amount? Many thanks.
Pour les frais, ceux-ci ont été payes par moi à hauteur de € 6.750.
Pour les frais, ceux-ci ont été payes par moi à hauteur de € 6.750.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | in the amount of |
Tony M
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| 3 +1 | to the tune of |
ormiston
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| 4 -1 | about, up to |
Ali Sharifi
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| 3 -1 | Up to... |
Pierre POUSSIN
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Change log
Aug 1, 2019 06:12: Tony M Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+7
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in the amount of
It means in the amount / sum of...
Not a very natural way of expressing it in EN, of course... but that is the meaning.
Not a very natural way of expressing it in EN, of course... but that is the meaning.
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Simon Charass
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Merci, Simon !
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, can be streamlined into normal English
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Thanks, Yvonne!
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Ph_B (X)
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Merci, Ph_B !
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philgoddard
: Perhaps "I paid these costs, amounting to..."
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Thnaks, Phil! Yes, something along those lines would be more natural in EN.
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ormiston
: as you say yourself, your suggestion sounds a bit clunky. agree with zphil.
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Thanks, Ormiston! I was simply trying to help Asker understand the underlying meaning, to avoid the 'faux ami' trap of 'up to'
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John ANTHONY
3 hrs
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Thanks, John!
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Daryo
: yes, in this occurrence it's simply "the amount paid by myself"
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Thanks, Daryo!
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AllegroTrans
: amounting to
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Thanks, C!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
6 mins
Pierre POUSSIN
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
Up to...
I think part of the amount was paid...
+1
2 hrs
to the tune of
rather informal register I know but thought I'd throw this in! It means 'amounting to' basically...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Correct, though as you say, possibly too colloquial for the context here.
24 mins
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: too informal
14 hrs
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8 mins
Ali Sharifi
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
I follow my binding words everywhere
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, French to Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
about, up to
It is up to and no more than.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-07-24 21:45:40 GMT)
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