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surface road

French translation: route goudronnée

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English term or phrase:surface road
French translation:route goudronnée

12:54 Jan 14, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: surface road
brakes safely on surface roads in all climatic conditions

caractéristiques d'une moto
anne-lise
routes goudronnées
Explanation:
"to surface a road", c'est la revêtir (d'asphalte, etc.)
Comprendre : le freinage est moins sûr ou pas sûr sur des routes de terre battue, des pistes poussiéreuses, etc...
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Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
Local time: 23:05
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7routes goudronnées
Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
4 +2la/une route avec revêtement
Francis MARC
5route
mdes
4route goudronnée
Hepburn


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
route


Explanation:
tout simplement

mdes
France
Local time: 23:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 107

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X): Nous aurions alors "roads" tout simplement...
1 min
  -> Pas nécessairement. On emploie "route" en sous-entendant "goudronnée", sinon on dirait "chemin,..."
agree  Nathalie Andrews (X): route pavée serait pour surfaced road
4 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
routes goudronnées


Explanation:
"to surface a road", c'est la revêtir (d'asphalte, etc.)
Comprendre : le freinage est moins sûr ou pas sûr sur des routes de terre battue, des pistes poussiéreuses, etc...

Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
Local time: 23:05
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in pair: 26
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merci pour votre réponse

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cjohnstone: ou asphaltées
3 mins
agree  EDLING (X)
4 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
5 mins
agree  bernadette schumer
11 mins
agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
50 mins
agree  Louise Dupont (X)
3 hrs
agree  bwana Jojo (X)
19 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la/une route avec revêtement


Explanation:
avec macadam, en opposition avec des voies plus rustiques

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Note added at 2003-01-14 12:59:52 (GMT)
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éventuellement \"route goudronnée\" dans le langage courant

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12561

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X): Mais "goudronnées" implique que le revêtement n'est pas que résiduel...
4 mins
agree  Shog Imas
1 hr
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
route goudronnée


Explanation:
Il s'agit d'une route qui n'est pas caillouteuse.

Hepburn
France
Local time: 23:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 133
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