entertainment cover charges

French translation: Frais de divertissement

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English term or phrase:	entertainment cover charges
French translation:	Frais de divertissement
Entered by:	patfie

21:54 Jun 21, 2009

English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel

English term or phrase: entertainment cover charges

1- Antitrust laws forbid competitors from colluding to fix prices. Any agreement or tacit understanding among competitors which hinders independent pricing may be considered to be price-fixing. Examples are any agreements or understandings (written or unwritten) which involve:
 setting floors on prices
 standardizing terms of trade, including matters such as:
- hours of operation
- service charges
- hotel check-out times
- hotel reservation policies
- entertainment cover charges

2- Individuals may deduct 50 percent of business meal expenses and directly related business or associated entertainment expenses. Meal tips and taxes, entertainment cover charges, and parking also are subject to the limit.

patfie KudoZ activity Questions: 569 (8 open) (18 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 3
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Frais de divertissement

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Myrtrad1
Local time: 03:53

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Frais de divertissement

Myrtrad1

droit d'entrée pour divertissement

André Vanasse (X)

frais de représsentation

Beila Goldberg

4 -1

Couverture des frais de divertissement

Emanns Words

4 -1

frais d'entrée pour divertissement

pierrev

4 -1

frais de couvert de divertissement

gsloane

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Frais de divertissement

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Myrtrad1
Local time: 03:53
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 8

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Couverture des frais de divertissement

Explanation:
The word "cover" should be translated too to match the original sentence.

Emanns Words
Native speaker of:

French

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

frais d'entrée pour divertissement

Explanation:
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pierrev
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of:

French

12 hrs confidence:

droit d'entrée pour divertissement

Explanation:
Certaines boîtes de nuit fixent un droit d'entrée minimum afin de couvrir leur frais pour le spectacle. Dans certains cas, ce droit d'entrée donne droit à une consommation, pour éviter les non-consommateurs.

André Vanasse (X)
South Korea
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of:

French,

English

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

frais de couvert de divertissement

Explanation:
"Cover charge" is actually derived from the French.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2009-06-22 13:59:59 GMT)
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Eric, just because Terminus provides you with two different types of translation for "cover charge", it doesn't mean that any one or both fits this context. Here's where we get into nuance, subtleties and intuition regarding language. "Cover charge" is a very informal and casual term used in the entertainment business. It generally applies to bars and small venues hosting live entertainment, usually local talent. You normally pay in cash. It normally applies to what we refer to in English as "dives", "watering holes", etc. ie, off-beat venues giving normally local talent the opportunity to showcase their talents. The "cover charge" normally goes to the band in lieu of direct payment. The bars make their money off of the bar. That's why is better to render "cover charge" with "couvert" in French. It implies the informality and casualness in the English. Nightclubs do charge a "cover" which may be translated by "prix d'entrée" or "droits d'entrée". In my opinion, even those translations, especially "droits d'entrée" is too formal a term for such a translation. I would normally use those terms for translating entrance/admittance fees to museums, galleries, shows, big-ticketed concerts, etc. When we speak about nightclubs, bars, playing venues, dives, watering holes (which is normally a neighbourhood's local pub/drinking place), it is more appropriate to use "cover" or "couvert". In fact, I would venture even so far as to say that the term "entertainment cover charges" used here within this context should simply be translated as "frais de divertissement" because we are talking about expenses which are tax deductible. In other words, I think the English term isn't as precise as it should be.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_charge

gsloane
Canada
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of:

English

2 days 4 hrs confidence:

frais de représsentation

Explanation:
Pour la faire simple et en se référant au paragraphe 2 comme aux commentaires de gsloane.
Pour un homme d'affaires ou un lobbyiste, parlant français, cette expression sera parfaitement compréhensible et ne nécessite pas d'être scindée en deux ou être répétée d'une autre manière.
Les frais de représentation seront admis dans les limites du paragraphe 2.
Entrées au Lido, avoir picolé jusqu'à trois du matin au bar de l'hôtel, avoir proposé les services d'une escort girl... Choses courantes, dont il peut être fait abus.
Je ne pense pas que cela change l'esprit de la traduction et cela devient français.

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Note added at 2 days4 hrs (2009-06-24 02:15:14 GMT)
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une autre traduction éventuelle s'il faut absolument garder deux expressions : les extra

Beila Goldberg
Belgium
Local time: 03:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16

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