Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Dettes du passif circulant
English translation:
current liabilities
Added to glossary by
Youz
Jul 22, 2013 17:13
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French term
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Dettes du passif circulant
French to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
Hello,
I'm looking for the translation of this notion (it's in a preliminary valuation of a business).
My attempt: "current liabilities".
Could anyone confirm please?
I'm looking for the translation of this notion (it's in a preliminary valuation of a business).
My attempt: "current liabilities".
Could anyone confirm please?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | current liabilities |
rkillings
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| 5 | current liabilities itens |
papier
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Proposed translations
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current liabilities
By definition, passif circulant = dettes à moins d’un an.
Your attempt is correct. 'Dettes' means 'liablilities'.
'dettes' here is redundant even in French, but not AS redundant as "debt[s]" would be in English. Reason: 'passif' is a superordinate category that includes both liabilities and equities; English doesn't have an equivalent of it. However, equities are never "current" in the accounting sense.
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2013-07-23 19:15:58 GMT)
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http://www.tendance.com/lexique-boursier/passif-circulant
Your attempt is correct. 'Dettes' means 'liablilities'.
'dettes' here is redundant even in French, but not AS redundant as "debt[s]" would be in English. Reason: 'passif' is a superordinate category that includes both liabilities and equities; English doesn't have an equivalent of it. However, equities are never "current" in the accounting sense.
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2013-07-23 19:15:58 GMT)
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http://www.tendance.com/lexique-boursier/passif-circulant
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6 hrs
current liabilities itens
or
current liabilities debts.
It will depend on what sort of document you are translating. A balance sheet? A financial text?
current liabilities debts.
It will depend on what sort of document you are translating. A balance sheet? A financial text?
Note from asker:
| It was a balance sheet. Thank you a lot for your answer, I used Current liabilities. |
Discussion
It's unlikely to be just "current liabilities" - the "dettes" is important.