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To put in a bid...

French translation: poser sa candidature

09:43 May 23, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Hydroplanes
English term or phrase: To put in a bid...
L'homme répond à son interlocuteur qui veut abandonner la compétition d'hydroplanes :
"But we put in a bid to host the Boat Cup !"

Ils ont déposé une caution ? Ou est-ce un contresens que de traduire la réplique ainsi ?
Merci d'avance !
Laurence BREYSSE-ROSENFELD
France
Local time: 18:11
French translation:poser sa candidature
Explanation:
comme la ville de Paris pour les jeux Olympiques de 2012!
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 18:11
Grading comment
Merci encore !
La réponse précédente était bonne aussi, mais il faut bien choisir une proposition...
Laurence
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6poser sa candidature
CMJ_Trans (X)
4 +3Se porter candidat pour ...
Nathalie Reis
4faire une demande ou proposer
Jocelyne S


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to put in a bid...
faire une demande ou proposer


Explanation:
deux idées.

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 13
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to put in a bid...
Se porter candidat pour ...


Explanation:
Ici, je pense que c'est le sens.

Nathalie Reis
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jocelyne S: Ah oui, c'est mieux !
1 min
  -> Merci J S
agree  elysee: oui. ou aussi "nous proposons notre candidature pour.." VOIR = http://www.google.fr/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=fr&btnG=Recherch...
6 mins
  -> Oui merci Elysee
agree  Glen McCulley
16 mins
  -> Merci Glen
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
poser sa candidature


Explanation:
comme la ville de Paris pour les jeux Olympiques de 2012!

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 73
Grading comment
Merci encore !
La réponse précédente était bonne aussi, mais il faut bien choisir une proposition...
Laurence

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elysee: "nous proposons notre candidature pour.." VOIR = http://www.google.fr/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=fr&btnG=Recherch...
6 mins
agree  Graham macLachlan: tout à fait
14 mins
agree  writeaway
21 mins
agree  Assimina Vavoula
23 mins
agree  tradusport
31 mins
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
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