Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à ou au bénéfice
English translation:
to or for the benefit of ...
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Mitchel
Oct 21, 2007 12:02
16 yrs ago
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French term
United States
à ou au bénéfice
French to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
fund prospectus
This is fun... I'm wondering why both à and au are used. I'm guessing "to profit or benefit," but would like to hear other solutions.
Happy hair-splitting!
"Les parts du Fonds n'ont pas été et ne seront pas enregistrées en application du Securities Act de 1933 des Etats Unis d'Amérique (tel que modifié) (la "Loi de 1933") ou admises en vertu d'une quelconque loi et ne doivent pas être offertes, vendues ou transférées aux Etats-Unis (y compris dans ses territoires et possessions) à ou au bénéfice, directement ou indirectement, d'une "US Person" (tel que ce terme est défini par la Règle S de la Loi de 1933)"
Happy hair-splitting!
"Les parts du Fonds n'ont pas été et ne seront pas enregistrées en application du Securities Act de 1933 des Etats Unis d'Amérique (tel que modifié) (la "Loi de 1933") ou admises en vertu d'une quelconque loi et ne doivent pas être offertes, vendues ou transférées aux Etats-Unis (y compris dans ses territoires et possessions) à ou au bénéfice, directement ou indirectement, d'une "US Person" (tel que ce terme est défini par la Règle S de la Loi de 1933)"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | to or for the benefit of ... |
Bashiqa
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| 5 | with profit for or in the benefit of |
Nina Iordache
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| 3 | for financial or other gain to.... |
katsy
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| 3 -1 | in the advantage and because |
Etienne Muylle Wallace
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Change log
Oct 26, 2007 15:25: Stephanie Mitchel Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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to or for the benefit of ...
To prohibit either ownership of the benefits of
Peer comment(s):
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cjohnstone
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| agree |
Lori Cirefice
10 mins
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| agree |
siragui
11 mins
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| agree |
narasimha (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
rkillings
: to a US person (directly) or for the benefit of one (indirectly).
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| agree |
Michael H G (X)
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| agree |
Attorney DC Bar
: The French is an awfully literal translation of the US English boilerplate "to or for the benefit of" from Regulation S. Better might be "à ou pour le compte de"...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks bashiqa!"
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Spain
Native in French
Works in field
Spain
QUICK SERVICE AND PERSONAL CONTROL
Native in: Dutch 
, French
Works in: French to Catalan, French to Flemish, French to Spanish, and 24 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7
in the advantage and because
au bénéfice = souvent "à cause de "
Peer comment(s):
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Lori Cirefice
: I disagree with both suggestions - "to" the advantage, and I don't see how au bénéfice = à cause de
28 mins
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1 hr
Nina Iordache
Romania
Romania
Specializes in field
Romania
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania) 
Works in: English to Romanian, French to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
with profit for or in the benefit of
That is how I read it ...
1 hr
for financial or other gain to....
Am guessing somewhat here... but my take would be that, as these 'parts du Fonds' are forbidden to be sold or in any way transferred, that this phrase forbids then any type of profit being reaped, whether financial or otherwise.
So -- "à bénéfice" - for a profit, "au bénéfice", for some kind of advantage...
So -- "à bénéfice" - for a profit, "au bénéfice", for some kind of advantage...
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