Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
affermage
English translation:
delegated service, O&M (contract)
French term
France
Cross-cultural corporate communications
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, French
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affermage
Nos contrats d’eau avec les collectivités locales relèvent en général d’une des catégories suivantes : affermage, gérance,..
In the English translation, it has been translated as "affermage" also. I would think *factoring* more appropriate and wanted you expert opinions! Thanks!
| 4 +1 | O&M contract, delegated service contract |
df49f (X)
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| 5 +3 | Lease/Affermage |
Maria Luisa Duarte
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| 3 -1 | strengthening |
Johannes Gleim
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Non-PRO (1): df49f (X)
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Proposed translations
O&M contract, delegated service contract
Spain
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Lease/Affermage
over a certain term. The private company revenues are generated from tariffs and the government is paid for the leasehold either via an up-front
sculpted lease fee or from a portion of the tariffs collected. (e.g. France, Tallinn, Prague)
5. Management Contracts — The public sector contracts out the operation and maintenance of some or all of the infrastructure for a limited period.
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Michael Lotz
: exactly right.
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| agree |
Christopher RH
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| agree |
sporran
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Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
strengthening
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rkillings
: The sense here is from 'affermer', not 'affermir'. It's essentially a cognate of "farm out".
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