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French translation: trois comtés


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04:38 Sep 11, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Geography
English term or phrase: tri-county
A new fare-collection system is being implemented across the tri-county area, beginning with Miami-Dade Transit.
patfie
Local time: 13:22
French translation:trois comtés
Explanation:
le nouveau système de perception de la taxe est appliqué dans les trois comtés/aux trois comtés de la région, à commencer par.....

tout simplement!
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Michèle Voyer
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Local time: 19:22
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4trois comtés
Michèle Voyer
1 +3tri-comté / triple comtélaura1638
3 -1ldes trois cantons
daoudiotman


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ldes trois cantons


Explanation:
ldes trois cantons

daoudiotman
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Auqui
26 mins

neutral  Elisabeth Vandezande: je ne suis pas sure qu'il y ait des "cantons" aux USA
1 hr

disagree  Beila Goldberg: Il n'y a pas de cantons aux E.U.! En Suisse, en Belgique "les Cantons de l'Est, en Allemagne ...
9 hrs

disagree  Julie Dion: En effet, pas de cantons aux États-Unis
4 days
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tri-comté / triple comté


Explanation:
comté in French means county and tri means triple. I didn't see this term in French like tri-comté... so I am not sure, but you can always look for the alternatives with TROIS or TRIPLE.

laura1638
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabeth Vandezande
1 hr

agree  daoudiotman
1 hr

agree  Rafick
2 hrs

agree  · george ·
3 hrs

disagree  Beila Goldberg: country = pays ... not county, word issued from a French word : Comté but that is History, before 1492. Right for the spelling...
9 hrs
  -> COUNTY in french is "comté" (comté (m) n. earldom, county; parish, shire ) . "Conte" means STORY (conte (m) n. story, tale, legend, yarn ) and it's a totally different word. COMPTE (compte (m) n. account, counting; reckoning; cost; score). {homophones}
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
trois comtés


Explanation:
le nouveau système de perception de la taxe est appliqué dans les trois comtés/aux trois comtés de la région, à commencer par.....

tout simplement!

Michèle Voyer
Switzerland
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Notes to answerer
Asker: The text refers to a transportation system, not tax collection. Does that make a difference?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arnold007
5 hrs
  -> merci Arnold

agree  Beila Goldberg
6 hrs
  -> merci Beila

agree  laura1638
7 hrs
  -> merci laura la 1638ème

agree  Julie Dion: Peut-être ajouter "adjacents" ou "voisins". Les américains utilisent souvent "tri" pour regrouper trois entités géographiques voisines : tri-state; tri-city;etc.
4 days
  -> Merci Julie. Adjacents ou voisins si vous voulez, mais ça me paraît évident que ces comtés sont voisins, redondant même.
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Sep 11, 2009 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Field (specific)Other => Geography


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