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to kick of the Pacific leg of ...

French translation: démarrer l'étape du Pacifique

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English term or phrase: to kick of the Pacific leg of ... French translation: démarrer l'étape du Pacifique Entered by: sabroso

21:01 Jun 1, 2005

English to French translations [PRO] Sports / Fitness / Recreation / surf
English term or phrase: to kick of the Pacific leg of ... "The tour then heads to the idyllic island of Tahiti to kick of the Pacific leg of the season. Here the surfers tackle the most ferocious wave of the year... il s'agit de surf. Il y pas mal de fautes en anglais, le texte est de qualité très moyenne.	sabroso KudoZ activity Questions: 825 (none open) (7 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 9 Local time: 03:24
démarrer l'étape du Pacifique Explanation: "kick off" = démarrer (vient du foot à l'origine)	Selected response from: Suzy G Local time: 03:24
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3	entamer l'étape (du) Pacifique	Paul Hirsh
3 +3	donner le coup d'envoi	RHELLER
5	débuter/commencer/entamer l'étape Pacifique	Sandy Baczkowski-Friand
4	démarrer l'étape du Pacifique	Suzy G

Discussion entries: 3
Non-ProZ.com 21:05 Jun 1, 2005  that's what i thought as well.. writeaway should be to kick off 21:02 Jun 1, 2005  swisstell Italy it should be "to kick OFF" with double f., i.e. to start 21:02 Jun 1, 2005  Automatic update in 00:

  

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to kick of the pacific leg of ... entamer l'étape (du) Pacifique Explanation: etape is a stage in a multistage race (tour de France etc)	Paul Hirsh France Local time: 03:24 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 7
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  swisstell 3 mins agree  chaplin 47 mins agree  Sandra C. 2 hrs
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to kick of the pacific leg of ... démarrer l'étape du Pacifique Explanation: "kick off" = démarrer (vient du foot à l'origine)	Suzy G Local time: 03:24 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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to kick of the pacific leg of ... donner le coup d'envoi Explanation: n'avaient pas encore permis de donner le coup d'envoi de l'étape polynésienne,... Surf à Maui, Hawaï où les deux Français se sont rencontrés. | AFP/ ... www.lemonde.fr/web/article/ 0,1-0@2-3242,36-648914,0.html	RHELLER United States Local time: 19:24 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 48
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Martine Brault: très juste 55 mins   -> merci (if it's good enough for Le Monde :-)) agree  Conor McAuley 10 hrs   -> merci Conor :-) agree  Stéphane Le Faou 1 day 9 hrs
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to kick of the pacific leg of ... débuter/commencer/entamer l'étape Pacifique Explanation: Le Tour mondial de surf est composée de différentes étapes: Pacifique, Californie, France; Hawaii...	Sandy Baczkowski-Friand France Local time: 03:24 Specializes in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 4
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