AllegroTrans (asker) Dec 17, 2021:

@ all Well "société" has a wider ambit then "company" imo. I see Bridge's solution as sensible. An SCP is a form of "société" buit I would not call it a company, even though it is an incorporated partnership. Agree with mchd if by "partenariat" he means a simple unincorporated partnership.

Mpoma Dec 17, 2021:

Partnership? That's an interesting question raised there by mchd. Bridge does not hesitate to translate many types of société as "partnership" (SCP = "professional partnership").

OTOH I'm not clear why you (AllegroT) are so sure this is not a form of company. Could you explain?

mchd Dec 16, 2021:

Un partenariat n'a pas d'existence légale, une SCP est un statut juridique - voir définition dans votre précédente question.

AllegroTrans (asker) Dec 16, 2021:

@ mpoma Thanks! This was literally staring me in the face. Elusive as you say. In translating the acronym into intelligible English I am now faced with "société" which of course is not a company (as we "over here" know it) but a partnership (société civile professionelle) - I think I am permitted the license to say that, no?