Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
a commencé à courir
English translation:
began to take effect
French term
United Kingdom
A Professional Service Handled With Care
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
courir
| 3 +6 | took effect |
Carruthers (X)
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| 5 +2 | run |
Thomaso
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| 3 | leave it out |
Travelin Ann
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| 3 -2 | accrue |
Steve Melling
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Feb 3, 2010 11:30: Penny Hewson (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 4, 2010 15:05: Catherine Gilsenan Created KOG entry
Feb 8, 2010 16:06: Yolanda Broad changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/944419">Catherine Gilsenan's</a> old entry - "courir"" to ""began to take effect""
PRO (1): Yolanda Broad
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, Karen Stokes, Penny Hewson (X)
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Proposed translations
took effect
run
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Note added at 31 mins (2010-02-03 11:50:52 GMT)
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The rate of interest is 8 per cent over the “official dealing rate” (Bank of England base rate) in force on the 30th June (in respect of interest which starts to run between 1st July and 31st December) or the 31st December (in respect of interest which starts to run between 1st January and 30th June) immediately before the day on which statutory interest starts to run
Justin Nelson Commercial Solicitor 2008
http://www.justinnelson.co.uk/faqs/faqs-credit-control.html
| agree |
LUFCbeckford
: The warranty period runs from the delivery of the product/the day of delivery
25 mins
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| agree |
Chris Hall
1 hr
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Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
leave it out
The warranty period begins either on the date of first retail sale, or the date the vehicle is first placed in service
France
12 years' experience
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
accrue
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-03 14:09:45 GMT)
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Ok, I got it wrong. A moment of folly.
| neutral |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
: but not in this context - synonym of accumulate - doesn't fit the context here as it's not talking about interest accrual
30 mins
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| disagree |
Julie Barber
: It's means started, took effect, became valid etc
1 hr
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| disagree |
margaret caulfield
: There's no mention of finance - just a guarantee!
2 hrs
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