Apr 14, 2012 21:23
12 yrs ago
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Slovak term
Poland
Sworn translator and interpreter
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
avans
Slovak to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
I am translating into Polish an invoice which was written in English by a Slovak person.
It says:
Terms of Payment: 100% AVANS
Date of Loading: 01.01.2011
Due date: 01.02.2011
Seller: XYZ
Payment in: 30 days.
At first I thought it might mean "in advance", but since it says "payment in 30 days" it must be sth else, and since the text is full of typos and occassionally Slovak words as well, I've been wondering, maybe "avans" is the word in Slovak? Does it mean anything in Slovak that would make sense here?
Appreciate your help.
It says:
Terms of Payment: 100% AVANS
Date of Loading: 01.01.2011
Due date: 01.02.2011
Seller: XYZ
Payment in: 30 days.
At first I thought it might mean "in advance", but since it says "payment in 30 days" it must be sth else, and since the text is full of typos and occassionally Slovak words as well, I've been wondering, maybe "avans" is the word in Slovak? Does it mean anything in Slovak that would make sense here?
Appreciate your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | advance |
Vladimír Hoffman
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| 1 | AVANS |
Petr Skocik
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Proposed translations
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Vladimír Hoffman
Slovakia
Slovakia
Native in Slovak
Specializes in field
Slovakia
More than 25 years of experience
Native in: Slovak 
Works in: English to Slovak, Slovak to English
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advance
In this case 100 % advance. The word originates from French avance. I strongly recommend to translate it.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-04-14 23:16:31 GMT)
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Although I do not understand, why there is 100% advance and payment term of 30 days (as you can see, there is also period of 30 days between loading date and due date), the invoice obviously was not written by a person fluent in English (avans is not English word either).
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-04-14 23:16:31 GMT)
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Although I do not understand, why there is 100% advance and payment term of 30 days (as you can see, there is also period of 30 days between loading date and due date), the invoice obviously was not written by a person fluent in English (avans is not English word either).
Note from asker:
| Thanks guys so much. If it is not a Slovak word, then I give up. I'll leave it as it is with a translator's comment added. |
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Petr Skocik
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Specializes in field
Czech Republic
Excellence without excuses
Native in: Czech
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English, English to Czech
AVANS
Leave it like that. I don't think it's a Slovak word (I'm Czech, but the languages are very similar).
I have found evidence that avans is French and Bosnian for "advance" so "in advance" makes sense within the line, but it surely doesn't within a wider context.
So I'd leave it like that or use "in advance" if I can't contact the Slovak translator. If you can contact the Slovak translator, then that is what I would do.
I have found evidence that avans is French and Bosnian for "advance" so "in advance" makes sense within the line, but it surely doesn't within a wider context.
So I'd leave it like that or use "in advance" if I can't contact the Slovak translator. If you can contact the Slovak translator, then that is what I would do.
Note from asker:
| Thanks guys so much. If it is not a Slovak word, then I give up. I'll leave it as it is with a translator's comment added. |
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