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early version

French translation: une version antérieure


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English term or phrase:early version
French translation:une version antérieure
Entered by: Jeanne Talcone
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08:13 Jan 30, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / lettre de motivation
English term or phrase: early version
Those test set-ups will give the opportunity to test an early version of that car.

ancienne ou précoce ?
Jeanne Talcone
Local time: 01:48
une version antérieure
Explanation:
Ancienne insiste sur le côté vieillot du modèle (pour collectionneurs par exemple) et précoce ne convient absolument pas. On parlerait d'un hiver précoce, d'un enfant précoce, donc signifiant plutôt: en avance sur la norme.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-30 10:07:15 GMT)
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Good old Google, gives "une première version"
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Claudette Hepburn
France
Local time: 01:48
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Summary of answers provided
5une version antérieure
Claudette Hepburn
4version précoce
enrico paoletti
3la première version
Gaurav Sharma
3une des premieres versions de...Louis Cyril P


Discussion entries: 2





  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
une version antérieure


Explanation:
Ancienne insiste sur le côté vieillot du modèle (pour collectionneurs par exemple) et précoce ne convient absolument pas. On parlerait d'un hiver précoce, d'un enfant précoce, donc signifiant plutôt: en avance sur la norme.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-30 10:07:15 GMT)
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Good old Google, gives "une première version"


    Reference: http://www.automobile2010.com/porsche911-gt3.htm
Claudette Hepburn
France
Local time: 01:48
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: But surely this would translate 'earlier' — and we don't know enough of the context to know if this might or might not be true. / That's the way I instinctively read it
12 mins
  -> quite, you mean "early" could then mean a sort of prototype?
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la première version


Explanation:
suggestion

Gaurav Sharma
India
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HindiHindi
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
une des premieres versions de...


Explanation:
Une suggestion

Louis Cyril P
Local time: 03:48
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
version précoce


Explanation:
Nel linguaggio dei collezionisti si dice cosi'

enrico paoletti
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
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Changes made by editors
Jan 30, 2011 - Changes made by Artur Heinrich:
Language pairGerman to French => English to French
Jan 30, 2011 - Changes made by Artur Heinrich:
Language pairFrench to German => German to French


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