Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

ponctionner la réserve

English translation:

tap reserve funds

Added to glossary by cc in nyc
Aug 18, 2012 22:38
12 yrs ago
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French term

ponctionner la réserve

French to English Bus/Financial Accounting
"Indiquez la ponction de la réserve affectée aux infrastructures que vous prévoyez effectuer à chacune des trois années. Vous pouvez ponctionner la réserve jusqu’à concurrence du montant de la réserve globale cumulative."

This is in relation to creating a budget forecast. I have found several examples from the House of Commons in which they use the term "cannibalize" (the budget) and "wrench out" (funds from), that I don't want to use. Would "withdraw from the reserve" be correct?

thanks everyone.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 tap reserve funds
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Sep 17, 2012 20:18: cc in nyc Created KOG entry

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tap reserve funds

Maybe... Otherwise, it's a little more cumbersome: withdraw funds from the reserve

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-19 02:07:18 GMT)
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@ Karen: Your suggestion – "withdraw from the reserve" (without funds – is also fine. ;-)

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-19 02:08:12 GMT)
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[Oops, I meant to close-quote after "funds."]
Peer comment(s):

agree Dr Lofthouse
1 hr
Thank you.
neutral Nikki Scott-Despaigne : I much prefer "withdraw, make withdrawls from" as "tap" is much too familiar for a business context. I agree with the meaning though, use part of a sum of money : http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/ponctionner (see the last definition).
9 hrs
Et voilà
agree philgoddard : Withdraw is better.
12 hrs
Thank you.
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