Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

encode...l’indice kilométrique

English translation:

enters the odometer reading

Added to glossary by Rebecca Elliott
Oct 25, 2019 10:58
4 yrs ago
French term

encode...l’indice kilométrique

French to English Bus/Financial Automotive / Cars & Trucks
This is from a Belgian document setting out a Company Car policy. Does this mean the employee has to record the kilometers travelled when purchasing fuel? If so, how should I express this in English? FYI, I have translated "retraits de carburant" as "fuel purchases" elsewhere in the document. The full sentence is as follows:

Le salarié encode à chaque retrait l’indice kilométrique du véhicule, faute de quoi la facture Total fera apparaître des consommations incohérentes qui donneront lieu à des refacturations.

Thank you!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 enters the odometer reading
Change log

Oct 25, 2019 11:15: writeaway changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Bus/Financial"

Proposed translations

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enters the odometer reading

Le salarié encode à chaque retrait l’indice kilométrique du véhicule...
The employee enters the odometer reading of the vehicle...

Encoder : Saisir et traduire en code simultanément
https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/encoder

I think 'encoder' just means entering data in this context.

https://www.state.nj.us/dcf/policy_manuals/CPP-X-A-1-16.68_i...
Note from asker:
Thank you Cyril. I'd never come across this before. Phil, it is indeed about company fuel cards, thanks.
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : yes, a literal translation seems to be all that's needed/seems to work well enough
1 hr
Merci
agree philgoddard : I may be wrong, but I think this is about company fuel cards, and employees have to enter the mileage on the pump each time they make a purchase.
1 hr
Merci
agree Tony M : I often encounter 'coder' for simply 'data entry' (saisir) (dates back to the olden days of 'keying' etc.)
4 hrs
Merci
agree Daryo : or "records"
5 hrs
Merci
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