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French translation: unités


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:pieces
French translation:unités
Entered by: Emmanuelle Gibert
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18:20 Jun 17, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
English term or phrase: pieces
the sale of cigarettes decreased from 14.3 bn pieces in 2002 to 12.5 bn pieces in 2010.

parle-t-on en milliards de... cigarettes ?? de paquets ? quel est votre avis ? merci !
Emmanuelle Gibert
France
Local time: 13:27
unités
Explanation:
peu importe
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Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 07:27
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3unités
Johanne Bouthillier
5 +1cigarettesMike Birch
4cigarettes
François Begon


Discussion entries: 4





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
unités


Explanation:
peu importe

Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  François Begon
6 mins
  -> merci

agree  Chantal Tougas
39 mins
  -> merci

agree  FX Fraipont
3 hrs
  -> merci
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cigarettes


Explanation:
Cigarettes can be sold in many different sizes of packet: 10, 20, 25, even in bulk and resold individually.

Mike Birch
Local time: 12:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: indeed you're right ! I'm not a smoker... ;-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  piazza d
1 hr
  -> thanks
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cigarettes


Explanation:
Comme on dit "a piece of fruit" = "un fruit"

François Begon
France
Local time: 13:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 10
Notes to answerer
Asker: je ne savais pas que ça pouvait s'appliquer aux cigarettes, merci !

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Changes made by editors
Jun 25, 2011 - Changes made by Emmanuelle Gibert:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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