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at risk to his assets

French translation: en engageant son propre actif

16:44 Nov 4, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: at risk to his assets
He wishes to participate in the transaction via an investment in the company, at risk to his assets.
Sylvie André
France
Local time: 02:56
French translation:en engageant son propre actif
Explanation:
une idée
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cjohnstone
France
Local time: 02:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1mettant à risque ses actifs
AllegroTrans
4 -2En hypothéquant ses actifs
Chakib Roula
2en engageant son propre actif
cjohnstone


Discussion entries: 1





  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
En hypothéquant ses actifs


Explanation:
Based on the context.

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Note added at 37 mins (2014-11-04 17:21:58 GMT)
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Peut-être "Au risque de ses actifs"

Chakib Roula
Algeria
Local time: 01:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 96
Notes to answerer
Asker: le contexte n'est pas clair... je pensais bien qu'il "mettait en jeu ses actifs personnels"... je n'arrive pas à trouver une bonne formule.. il est temps que kje fasse un break (absent depuis 2 ans ...)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: No, that would mean mortgaging/pledging/charging his assets
2 hrs
disagree  Attorney DC Bar: No, it's not about "hypothequant", it's just a statement of the obvious: when you invest in a a company, your investment is always at risk if the company goes under. As a shareholder, you're liable to lose your investment (shares you own).
11 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mettant à risque ses actifs


Explanation:
States should avoid taking actions that jeopardize such access, or which might put at risk the manned or unmanned space assets of other nations.
daccess-ods.un.org

Les États
devraient éviter de prendre des mesures qui entravent cet accès, ou qui mettent en danger les biens spatiaux habités ou non habités des autres nations.
daccess-ods.un.org

[...]
participation, and
social interaction can all be put at risk without access to assets, such as savings and investments
that can act as
[...]
policyresearch.gc.ca

[...]
et l'interaction
sociale peuvent être mis à risque sans un accès à des actifs comme des économies et des investissements
qui peuvent
[...]
policyresearch.gc.ca


AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 177

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  GILLES MEUNIER: ce n'est pas correct en français mettre à risque
38 mins
  -> mettre a risque - Traduction anglaise – Linguee www.linguee.fr/.../traduction/mettre a risque.html Cached De très nombreux exemples de phrases traduites contenant "mettre a risque"
neutral  Germaine: Traduction littérale, mais concrètement, dans le cadre d'une transaction, il me semble que "mettre à risque" c'est donner en garantie.
6 hrs
neutral  Attorney DC Bar: linguee is awful though. Full of poor translations. Best avoided as a source.
9 hrs
agree  Daryo
10 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
en engageant son propre actif


Explanation:
une idée

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 02:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 73
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