Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Vendre quelque chose à terme
English translation:
To sell forward
Added to glossary by
Johannes Gleim
May 16, 2007 13:48
17 yrs ago
French term
Vendre quelquechose à terme
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Etymological Dictionary
Greetings,
According to my etymological dictionary, “atermoyer” derives from “vendre à terme,” but what does that mean, please?
All the best,
Simon
According to my etymological dictionary, “atermoyer” derives from “vendre à terme,” but what does that mean, please?
All the best,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | To sell forward |
Johannes Gleim
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| 4 +1 | to sell something for future delivery |
swisstell
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| 4 | sell forward |
Adam Lankamer
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| 4 | sell eventually |
Robert Frankling
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| 3 | to sell at a fixed future date |
BusterK
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Proposed translations
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Johannes Gleim
40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
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To sell forward
French: atermoyer => procrastinate, temporize.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/french...
Germany's Deutsche Terminboerse (DTB) has signed an agreement with Marche a Terme International de France (MATIF) for the establishment of a jointly controlled automated trading system.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-14122751.html
French: a terme => forward operations.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/a term...
Same as Adam
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Comment: "many thanks, excellent"
2 mins
Adam Lankamer
Poland
Poland
Poland
Financial, Legal and Patent Translation
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
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16
+1
2 mins
to sell something for future delivery
good luck!
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-05-16 13:53:27 GMT)
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by Christopher Gustavus Tiedeman - 2002 - 1274 pages
A man has an absolute right, in his personal or representative capacity, to sell for future delivery any goods which he may have in bis actual or ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1584772298...
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-05-16 13:53:27 GMT)
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by Christopher Gustavus Tiedeman - 2002 - 1274 pages
A man has an absolute right, in his personal or representative capacity, to sell for future delivery any goods which he may have in bis actual or ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1584772298...
7 hrs
Robert Frankling
Native in English
BA in Translation/Dipl
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
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4
sell eventually
The locution "à terme" has been recommended as the best translation of "eventually".
The latest Petit Robert says: "ATERMOYER 1. renvoyer (un paiement) à un terme plus éloigné 2. chercher à gagner du temps par des faux-fuyants.
So: "sell eventually" (sooner or later)
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-05-16 20:56:45 GMT)
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Without any context, that is a basic meaning.
The latest Petit Robert says: "ATERMOYER 1. renvoyer (un paiement) à un terme plus éloigné 2. chercher à gagner du temps par des faux-fuyants.
So: "sell eventually" (sooner or later)
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-05-16 20:56:45 GMT)
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Without any context, that is a basic meaning.
3 mins
to sell at a fixed future date
not sure what your question actually is.
atermoyer = procrastinate
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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-05-17 07:07:36 GMT)
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terme is a future date
atermoyer = procrastinate
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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-05-17 07:07:36 GMT)
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terme is a future date
Note from asker:
| Thanks, I'm just asking the meaning of "à terme" in the expression "vendre quelquechose à terme". |
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