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hot hatchback

French translation: petite sportive (ou compacte sportive)


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English term or phrase:hot hatchback
French translation:petite sportive (ou compacte sportive)
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21:34 Sep 8, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: hot hatchback
Bonjour,

je traduis un texte parlant de différentes voitures. À plusieurs reprise le terme "hot hatchback" est employé. Sauriez-vous comment le traduire ?

"Now Skoda are adamant about this, they say that the Fabia is the future for hot hatch motoring."
blan
Local time: 01:45
petite sportive
Explanation:
Hatchback signifie "hayon", donc voiture en 2 volumes, sans coffre apparent.

Il s'agit donc apparemment d'une déclinaison sportive de la Fabia.
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freddy7
France
Local time: 01:45
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merci beaucoup.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2petite sportive
freddy7
4une cinq portes sportive
FX Fraipont
3 +1compacte sportive
writeaway


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
petite sportive


Explanation:
Hatchback signifie "hayon", donc voiture en 2 volumes, sans coffre apparent.

Il s'agit donc apparemment d'une déclinaison sportive de la Fabia.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_hatch
freddy7
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merci beaucoup.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mhanbury: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q="petite sportive"&FORM=B... I'd call almost all of these a 'hot hatchback'...except the shoe, the motorbike, the dress and...
1 hr
  -> thanks! and a dress can be hot too ;)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
18 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
compacte sportive


Explanation:
Usually called a hot hatch in English

La meilleure "Compacte Sportive" de tous les temps? • Forum de L ...
Le magazine anglais Autocar lance un sondage, pour savoir la meilleure "Hot Hatch", ou "compacte sportive" (Cf Bikinours) de tous (cf Web) ...
www.automobile-sportive.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2171

Ford Focus 2 RS (2009-2010) : le guide des GTI et petites sportives
7 mars 2010 ... En novembre, la Focus RS reçoit le trophée "best hot hatch" du ... sur le podium des meilleures GTI et compactes sportives (Fiesta RS Turbo, ...
www.guide-des-gti.fr/guide/ford/focus2-rs.php

Mazda3 MPS de nouvelle génération (Europe) | AutoActualités.com
11 sept. 2009 ... Design emprunté à la très sportive Mazda3 5 portes de deuxième génération, ... un look encore plus « hot-hatch » et une meilleure efficacité de l'échangeur ..... Une compacte sportive telle que la nouvelle MPS se doit de ...
www.autoactualites.com/.../mazda3-mps-de-nouvelle-generatio...

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Abarth punto evo sur voiture-1.com, tout pour la voiture et la moto
13 juil. 2010 ... Une compacte sportive avec le 1.4L multiair calé à 165 chevaux. ... sur auto- ... Now the Abarth Punto Evo is what I call a real hot hatch. ...
www.voiture-1.com/abarth-punto-evo.htm

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  freddy7: compacte est bien aussi. C'est plus un terme de spécialiste, donc le choix dépendra du vocabulaire utilisé dans le reste du texte.
2 hrs
  -> I am not a specialist but a car enthusiast (already have firm plans to go to this year's Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris). :-)
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
une cinq portes sportive


Explanation:
il faut quand même faire intervenir "hatchback"! C'est compacte + hayon+ sportive (Fabia RS)

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-09-09 09:37:59 GMT)
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"But we were really there for the new Fabia vRS which in my opinion disguises rather well what's under the bonnet. It's so innocuous in appearance that it quite takes your breathe away when you floor the accelerator - this alone would be a good enough reason for a would-be boy racer to buy one - the surprise tactic.

It's a hot hatch that will keep any man with the boy still inside very happy. There is a choice of five different alloy wheels, great body colours and should you be so inclined, different coloured roofs."
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/cars-motorbikes/women-and-wheels/

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