Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

cocontractant

English translation:

contracting partner

Added to glossary by Yolanda Broad
Jun 16, 2002 19:06
22 yrs ago
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French term

cocontractant

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co-contractor

or joint contractor

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Peer comment(s):

agree Florence Bremond
3 mins
agree GILLES MEUNIER
4 mins
agree Amy Sommer
24 mins
agree spencer
29 mins
disagree writeaway : it's a contracting partner, one of the parties to a contract.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, e-rich!"
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contra-party,transactor

contra-party cocontractant n. m.

Terme(s) apparenté(s)
autre partie n. f.
transactor co-contractant n. m.

Variante(s) graphique(s)
cocontractant n. m.

Note(s) :
The term does not appear in the Webster's New World Dictionary of 1988, nor in the Random Dictionary of 1987, nor in the "Lexique anglais-français du Commerce et Développement" des Nations Unies (Genève, 1988). It is given in the 1980 issue of Harrap's as "négociateur". It is used in the department of foreign trade, namely the one of balance of payments, according to the Translators' Bureau of the Secretariate of State.


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contracting partner

dicos, and refs below:

[PDF] UG f r Abzug
a. le siège ou le domicile du cocontractant et de l’ayant droit écono- ... c.
the absence of personal contact with the contracting partner and ...
www.ebk.admin.ch/f/publik/bulletin/pdf/bull44.pdf - Similar pages

MediaDICO : La bibliothèque de dictionnaires pour votre Intranet - [
Joint partner: coassocié.• Contracting partner: cocontractant.• Active partner:
associé commandité.• associé en nom.• To be a sleeping partner: commanditer. ...
www.mediadico.com/dictionnaire-anglais-francais.asp/anglais...

Peer comment(s):

agree Yolanda Broad : "Contractant" is one of those false cognates that tend to trip folks up.
15 mins
agree Tony M : Yes, and I had confirmation of this in a document just recently
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agree Steve Melling
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