Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Carte professionelle de gestion
English translation:
Professional property management and estate agency certificate
Added to glossary by
B D Finch
Mar 2, 2007 16:31
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
Carte professionelle de gestion
French to English
Bus/Financial
Management
This is part of a management contract, naming an individual. Why in heaven's name do the French Police issue things like this? Have they no criminals to chase? and what exactly is it anyway? (sorry, French colleagues, no rudeness intended!)
Monsieur XXX, titulaire de la carte professionelle de gestion No. XXX délivrée par la Préfecture de Police de Paris
Monsieur XXX, titulaire de la carte professionelle de gestion No. XXX délivrée par la Préfecture de Police de Paris
Proposed translations
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| 3 | Professional property management and estate agency certificate |
B D Finch
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| 4 +1 | realtor license |
PanoramaEnglish
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| 4 | corporate management card |
gabuss
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Proposed translations
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Professional property management and estate agency certificate
In the UK, estate agents are not required to be registered:
"An estate agent doesn't have to be registered to practice, although many are registered with the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the ..."
www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_P...
Therefore, I think you need to describe what this card is. My health insurance "carte" is actually a piece of paper, rather than a **card**, as is my "carte grise", therefore I would call this thing a **certificate**, as we tend to be more literal in the UK about what a card is made of (like plastic?).
I also found the following reference, which explains all:
"La carte professionnelle délivrée aux personnes qui exercent une des ... de transaction et de gestion, il lui est délivré une carte professionnelle pour ..."
lexinter.net/lois/carte_professionnelle.htm
"An estate agent doesn't have to be registered to practice, although many are registered with the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the ..."
www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_P...
Therefore, I think you need to describe what this card is. My health insurance "carte" is actually a piece of paper, rather than a **card**, as is my "carte grise", therefore I would call this thing a **certificate**, as we tend to be more literal in the UK about what a card is made of (like plastic?).
I also found the following reference, which explains all:
"La carte professionnelle délivrée aux personnes qui exercent une des ... de transaction et de gestion, il lui est délivré une carte professionnelle pour ..."
lexinter.net/lois/carte_professionnelle.htm
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Comment: "Many thanks - I chose your answer as you seem to have set your eyes on these - but I stiil have no idea why the Police issue them instead of chasing criminals!"
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14 mins
realtor license
This is what it's called in the US
Je ne sais pas pourquoi la police délivre de genre de carte !?
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-03-02 16:58:13 GMT)
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estate agent's licence in UK, I believe
Je ne sais pas pourquoi la police délivre de genre de carte !?
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-03-02 16:58:13 GMT)
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estate agent's licence in UK, I believe
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
rkillings
: Not with "realtor", which is a US trademark (and a broker designation), but definitely with "licence". AMF uses the latter term for the various cartes professionnelle in the securities industry.
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corporate management card
Ma proposition
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