Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sous fonds
English translation:
against, based on, owing/due to
French term
United States
sous fonds
What to do with the last clause in this sentence? Knowing the function of 'sous fonds' would be a good start. Many thanks in advance.
| 4 +5 | against, based on |
Elena Perianu
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| 5 +1 | owing to/due to |
AllegroTrans
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| 4 +1 | in the context of |
Béatrice Huret-Morton
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| 4 | on the back of |
Michael H G (X)
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Non-PRO (1): AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
Romania
1/3 century in the translation world
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
against, based on
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Victoria Porter-Burns
: I would go with based on
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thank you, Victoria.
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LilianaV (X)
: Also "based on"
7 hrs
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multumesc, Liliana
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malligajm
8 hrs
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thank you, malligajm
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gerard robin
: i would also go with based on
12 hrs
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merci, Herge
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mistahara (X)
19 hrs
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United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
owing to/due to
This is it.
on the back of
financial and legal FR
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
in the context of
Béa
| agree |
writeaway
: I think it's sur fond de, meaning background, so yes, context would work too.
16 hrs
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Discussion