Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
Italy
Tourism, Technical, Marketing, Legal
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 2 more.
sces
Nom et Prénom: XYZ
Grade: femme diplomée de cat. II, échelle 1 etc.
Indice: 1370 le (date)
Durée de **Sces** Effectifs: 38 ans 07 mois 24 jours du (date) au (date)
Bonification: Néant
etc. etc.
Is that a typo or does this mean anything? I just can't get it...
Thanks for your help.
| 4 +4 | service(s) |
Tony M
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Feb 17, 2014 08:57: Tony M Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): Catharine Cellier-Smart, Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
service(s)
My only qualm would be about whether in this context we would use it as a countable; I suspect here in EN we'd more naturally say something like: 'effective length of service', or make it countable using something like 'periods of service'.
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