Jan 30, 2018 15:18
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From a presentation about an equipment leasing company:
Durée de location entre 12 et 84 mois ou durées intercalaires selon le cycle de vie de l’équipement
I understand "intercalaire" to mean something like "interim," but then it doesn't really make sense since the first part of the sentence talks about lease terms *between* 12 and 84 months. Am I missing something?
Durée de location entre 12 et 84 mois ou durées intercalaires selon le cycle de vie de l’équipement
I understand "intercalaire" to mean something like "interim," but then it doesn't really make sense since the first part of the sentence talks about lease terms *between* 12 and 84 months. Am I missing something?
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| 4 +3 | leave it out |
philgoddard
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| 4 | intermediate durations |
Francois Boye
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philgoddard
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leave it out
Yes, it does mean "intermediate durations", but "between 12 and 84 months or intermediate durations" is a tautology.
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Francois Boye
: not true! 'or intermediate durations depending on the equipment's life cycle': this is not tautological!
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Both in English and in French, "between 12 and 84 months" means "12 months, or 84 months, or intermediate durations".
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AllegroTrans
: for once I am going to agree with your legendary "leave it out" option!
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Thanks! I'm a big believer in leaving stuff out. You can be faithful without being slavish.
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Yolanda Broad
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B D Finch
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Comment: "Thank you for the sound advice!"
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intermediate durations
durations between 12 and 84 months
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Note added at 7 hrs (2018-01-30 22:49:11 GMT)
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The info in the text is not tautological. Below is an alternative explanation:
Duration = 12 years or 84 years. If it is greater than 12 and lower than 84, then the determination of duration depends on he equipment's life cycle.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2018-01-30 22:49:11 GMT)
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The info in the text is not tautological. Below is an alternative explanation:
Duration = 12 years or 84 years. If it is greater than 12 and lower than 84, then the determination of duration depends on he equipment's life cycle.
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AllegroTrans
: It does mean intermediate durations, but as it already says "between 12 and 84 months" this is totally redundant and even confusing; think about it// stretch your mind just a little further (in English)
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'or intermediate durations depending on the equipment's life cycle': this is not tautological!
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