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hardware-store batteries

French translation: Piles de quincaillerie

23:24 Jul 7, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: hardware-store batteries
Since there is no “load” on the two standard hardware-store batteries, they will last for years.

piles de quincaillerie?
je ne trouve pas hardware-store sans trait d'union.
SafeTrad
Local time: 09:07
French translation:Piles de quincaillerie
Explanation:
Avec ou sans trait d'union, cela demeure quincaillerie :-)
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France Mercier (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:07
Grading comment
convaincu, merci!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3piles du commerce
Jacques Ampolini
5Piles de quincaillerie
France Mercier (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Piles de quincaillerie


Explanation:
Avec ou sans trait d'union, cela demeure quincaillerie :-)

France Mercier (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 151
Grading comment
convaincu, merci!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
piles du commerce


Explanation:
Je crois que ce que l'auteur veut dire c'est que ces piles ne sont pas des piles spéciales (type piles pour usage industriel) mais des piles normales vendues dans tout magasin de detail.

Jacques Ampolini
United States
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 227

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER: oui, pas specialisé - on les trouve partout
4 hrs
agree  Nerzh
9 hrs
agree  Pacific
10 hrs
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