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FRONT COMPANY [9 records]

Record 1 2021-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Loans
DEF

A priority right allowing its holder (the creditor) to demand payment from a debtor before any other creditor, when the debtor is in default of payment.

CONT

Because [public income notes] are unsubordinated(also called senior debt), they have precedence over other loans or securities in the event that the issuing company should default. This means that an investor holding [public income notes] faces less default risk than with subordinated debt... because holders of unsubordinated debt are at the front of the line to be repaid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Droit prioritaire permettant à son titulaire (le créancier) d'exiger d'un débiteur de le payer avant tout autre créancier, lorsque le débiteur se trouve en défaut de paiement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho mercantil
  • Préstamos
DEF

Deuda que tiene mayor prelación en caso de liquidación de una sociedad que otras.

OBS

deuda preferente: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • deuda senior
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Record 2 2019-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Commercial Establishments
  • Service Industries
CONT

Front end managers usually work for... supermarkets and other departmental stores and manage the front end activities. They generally report to the general manager of the store.... Front end managers are responsible for supervising the cashiers and lead cashier,... monitoring the cash flow management, evaluating the activities of the floor employees, and providing assistance in resolving the customer queries in a timely manner. They have to train and supervise their staff, oversee their activities, manage the effective running of [the] front end department, and make sure that [the front end department] runs in compliance with the operating policies and procedures of the department/company.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Établissements commerciaux
  • Entreprises de services

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

You can get ready for change, but if you don’t prepare for transition, you can be unpleasantly surprised by the turmoil it creates internally. Even a positive change, like a desired move to another country, or home again, can profoundly disorient people because they have not prepared for the inner re-orientation they encounter.

CONT

Workers feel blindsided by [the company]. Employees at the company's... plant say they knew something bad was coming because of rumors, the closed front gate and unfilled positions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

Pour ne pas être désagréablement surpris, il est possible d'écouter les radios qui en toute légalité relaient les lieux de positionnement des radars signalés par leurs auditeurs.

CONT

Vous pouvez être prêt au changement, mais si vous ne l'êtes pas en ce qui concerne la transition, vous pourriez être désagréablement surpris de la crise personnelle qui vous attend. Même un changement positif, comme le désir de partir dans un autre pays ou de retourner dans son pays, peut profondément désorienter une personne si elle n'y est pas prête.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing Research
DEF

The group of employees in a financial services company that manages risk, calculates profits and losses, and(generally) is in charge of information technology. The middle office draw on the resources of both the front and the back offices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étude du marché
DEF

Service d'un établissement financier situé entre la salle des marchés (front office) et le service post-marché (back office) qui, à partir du flux d'informations et de ressources circulant entre ces deux services, se charge notamment de l'évaluation et du suivi des risques assumés, de la revue des types de transactions effectuées sur les marchés et de l'analyse de la rentabilité de celles-ci pour l'établissement.

CONT

[Le rôle du suivi de marché], selon les établissements, consiste notamment à normer les opérations réalisées pour les rendre gérables par le post-marché, et à vérifier qu'elles sont conformes à la règlementation.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
CONT

Battalion in column of companies. A Battalion in column of companies is formed with each company in line, one behind the other... If the companies are of unequal strength, the front company shall be the strongest. The distance between companies is the frontage of the strongest company plus 10 paces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
CONT

Bataillon en colonne de compagnies. Lorsque le bataillon est en colonne de compagnies, les compagnies sont en ligne l'une derrière l'autre [...] Si les compagnies sont d'inégale importance, celle dont l'effectif est le plus élevé se place en avant. La distance entre les compagnies doit correspondre à la largeur de front de la compagnie la plus importante, plus dix pas.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

Should you come to Babson's School for Executive Education, you would find yourself surrounded by our uniquely capable faculty and high-caliber executives from a number of industries. Should you elect to pursue an e-learning program, you will find yourself in the same company. Distance learning provides just-in-time educational solutions to executives, middle managers, and front line managers around the world. An e-learning solution gives you the unique opportunity to funnel a consistent educational experience through all levels of your organization.

Key term(s)
  • eLearning program
  • on-line learning program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

L'Université de la Colombie-Britannique (UBC) a un programme d'apprentissage en ligne qui offre des cours en ligne au Mexique et en Amérique latine. Elle a été le premier établissement d'enseignement supérieur du monde à employer WebCT, un système de conception de cours en ligne qui se vend très bien et qui a été mis au point à son campus.

OBS

En usage dans la Fonction publique du Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 7 2002-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

As a Web merchant, you will pay separate merchant-bank account charges. Expect to pay setup fees of up to $200, a monthly statement fee(typically $10), a per-transaction fee(around 30 cents), and a discount rate ranging from 1% to 4% of each sale. The latter is the interest the card company charges for giving you the money up front before it debits the customer's account. A discount rate(determined by your credit history) of less than 2. 7% is considered good. Reserve fees-a portion of sales retained to cover refunds-can be as large as 15%. The bank can hold reserves for anywhere from several weeks to six months.

CONT

Although e-commerce has its benefits, it can be costly; there may be monthly processing fees, bank fees and reserve fees associated with each sale.

Key term(s)
  • reserve fee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

eBay s'apprête à augmenter aux États-Unis le niveau de ses commissions sur les transactions. À la fin du mois de janvier, les commissions seront rehaussées de 0,25 %. Pour les enchères inférieures à 25 dollars, la commission passera à 5,25 %. Sur la tranche supérieure, pour les offres de 1 000 dollars et plus, la commission atteindra 1,5 %. Les frais de réserve, pour les enchères à prix plancher, passeront d'un à deux dollars.

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
DEF

In the case of the liquidation of a company, this loan ranks behind all other creditors, but in front of those of the ordinary shareholders. Such a loan may be a bank loan or a loan given by the directors. Such loans are arranged when a business is in its infancy and is intended to reassure the trade and other creditors, so that there is no liquidity problem and credit terms are available. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Emprunt qui, en cas de liquidation, occupe le rang d'exigibilité juste avant le capital, donc après toutes les dettes privilégiées et autres.

Spanish

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Record 9 1979-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Lighting
  • Commercial Establishments
CONT

Radar G., a window illumination and detection system.... A French company has designed an appliance which only illuminates the window when a pedestrian stops in front of the display.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Éclairage
  • Établissements commerciaux
DEF

Dispositif permettant de déclencher une source lumineuse uniquement lors du passage d'un piéton devant une vitrine.

CONT

Le radar G, allume-vitrine et système de détection.

Spanish

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