Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Franco
English translation:
Free of charge, free of expense, prepaid.
Added to glossary by
Gad Kohenov
Nov 2, 2006 12:09
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Franco
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
deliveries
Franco - Sauf indication contraire de XXXX S.A.S., les livraisons sont à effectuer à l’adresse suivante :
adresse
selon les horaires suivants : XX
Départ - Dans ce dernier cas, XXX indiquera au fournisseur les coordonnées du transporteur qu’il désigne en fonction de la localisation géographique. A chaque expédition, le fournisseur contactera le transporteur désigné pour convenir de l’enlèvement. Le transporteur facturera sa prestation directement à XXXXX
adresse
selon les horaires suivants : XX
Départ - Dans ce dernier cas, XXX indiquera au fournisseur les coordonnées du transporteur qu’il désigne en fonction de la localisation géographique. A chaque expédition, le fournisseur contactera le transporteur désigné pour convenir de l’enlèvement. Le transporteur facturera sa prestation directement à XXXXX
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Free of charge, free of expense, prepaid. |
Gad Kohenov
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| 3 | carriage paid / postage paid |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Change log
Mar 11, 2012 07:29: Gad Kohenov Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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59 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Native in French
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
Free of charge, free of expense, prepaid.
Franco de port = carriage paid. Many English texts use the French: franco frontier, franco domicile.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-02 13:37:31 GMT)
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unless otherwise stated (i.e. carriage paid S.A.S) the deliveries are to be made to the following address (no mention of the deliveries being free or not is given).
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-02 13:41:41 GMT)
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You confused me with those XXX. It means unless otherwise stated by xxx the deliveries are to be made carriage paid to the following address.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-02 13:37:31 GMT)
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unless otherwise stated (i.e. carriage paid S.A.S) the deliveries are to be made to the following address (no mention of the deliveries being free or not is given).
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-02 13:41:41 GMT)
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You confused me with those XXX. It means unless otherwise stated by xxx the deliveries are to be made carriage paid to the following address.
Note from asker:
| If you refer to Writeaway's link above though I'm not sure that this makes sense in the context....unless somebody can kindly offer me an explanation |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
divas
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Thanks a lot!
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| agree |
P.L.F. Persio
: Hi Gad; you'll never know when you're going to find what you're looking for;-)
1954 days
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Better late than never!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
49 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Specializes in field
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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9
carriage paid / postage paid
two options suggested by Robert&Collins
Note from asker:
| I'm not sure it's that in the context..... |
Discussion