repris à

English translation: to acquire/buy from

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French term or phrase:reprendre à
English translation:to acquire/buy from
Entered by: Transflux (X)

16:47 Dec 2, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: repris à
X est désormais devenu le trosième employeur du canton. En 2006, il a supplanté Y... Une croissance des effectifs qui a nécessité à Genève une implantation sur un deuxième site après le siège du Petit-Lancy, qui - ironie de l'histoire - avait été repris justement à Y.

Does "repris à" mean taken over from or taken over by in this context? It's from a Swiss newspaper article. Any help greatly appreciated.
Transflux (X)
Local time: 11:25
had actually been acquired from Y
Explanation:
Hello,

repris à = was acquired from

repris par = was acquired by

The irony is that this site was acquired from Y.

So, it does indeed mean "was bought from"

I hope this helps.
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bought from


Explanation:
or "rented"

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had actually been acquired from Y


Explanation:
Hello,

repris à = was acquired from

repris par = was acquired by

The irony is that this site was acquired from Y.

So, it does indeed mean "was bought from"

I hope this helps.

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