'first come, first served'

French translation: premier arrive, premier servi

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English term or phrase:	first come, first served
French translation:	premier arrive, premier servi
Entered by:	Florence Bremond

21:58 Jun 23, 2005

English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Media / Multimedia

English term or phrase: 'first come, first served'

limited spaces on a 'first come, first served' basis

Je cherche l'expression équivalente en français...

laurem KudoZ activity Questions: 185 (none open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 115 Belgium
Local time: 12:43

premier arrivé, premier servi

Explanation:
premier arrivé, premier servi

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-23 22:06:06 GMT)
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Tu pourrais plutot utiliser le terme : PRINCIPE ou LOGIQUE à la place de BASE...

Selected response from:

Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Local time: 12:43

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Merci a tous!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +10

premier arrivé, premier servi

Diana Donzelli-Gaudet

5 +1

les places étant limitées, les premiers arrivés seront les premiers servis

Céline Odo

3 +1

pas de réservations

sarahl (X)

Places limitées (ou en nombre limité)

Jérôme Haushalter

Discussion entries: 1

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

premier arrivé, premier servi

Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Local time: 12:43
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian,

French
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Merci a tous!

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pas de réservations

Explanation:
je ne connais pas d'équivalent direct...

sarahl (X)
Local time: 03:43
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 12

7 hrs confidence:

Places limitées (ou en nombre limité)

Explanation:
attribuées selon l'ordre d'arrivée.

Une idée, comme ça ;)

Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 12:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 20

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

les places étant limitées, les premiers arrivés seront les premiers servis

Explanation:
parce qu'effectivement, la phrase avec base n'est pas belle du tout ;-)

Céline Odo
France
Local time: 12:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 9

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