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French translation: offrir


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16:31 Jan 28, 2012
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: provide
Hi! What does"They provides easily cleanable surfaces" means?
Phoenicia
French translation:offrir
Explanation:
dans ce contexte je dirais "offrir"
Ils/elles offrent des surfaces faciles à nettoyer

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Note added at 39 minutes (2012-01-28 17:11:08 GMT)
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Exemple de phrase: "en milieu hospitalier : MEGANITE offre des surfaces résistantes aux bactéries"
Tiré de : http://www.meganite.com/French/products.php
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Alcime Steiger
France
Local time: 09:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2offrir
Alcime Steiger
4ils fournissentEmiliano Pantoja
Summary of reference entries provided
dictionnaire
hendiadys

Discussion entries: 3





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ils fournissent


Explanation:
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Emiliano Pantoja
Local time: 09:11
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
offrir


Explanation:
dans ce contexte je dirais "offrir"
Ils/elles offrent des surfaces faciles à nettoyer

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Note added at 39 minutes (2012-01-28 17:11:08 GMT)
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Exemple de phrase: "en milieu hospitalier : MEGANITE offre des surfaces résistantes aux bactéries"
Tiré de : http://www.meganite.com/French/products.php

Alcime Steiger
France
Local time: 09:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5
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agree  Agnes Grand Fay
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agree  Mylène Dulaire
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19 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: dictionnaire

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hendiadys
Belgium
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 25

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agree  Barbara Carrara: What a good suggestion!
1 hr
  -> Nom et prénom en quatre lettres ! Brava Barbara. (Superbe photographie, au demeurant).
agree  AllegroTrans: or Google translate (seriously, it's getting better by the day)
9 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Jan 28 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
FieldArt/Literary => Bus/Financial
Field (specific)Linguistics => General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Field (write-in)provide => (none)


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