pushbike

French translation: bicyclette/vélo

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English term or phrase:	pushbike
French translation:	bicyclette/vélo
Entered by:	Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen

12:37 Mar 30, 2004

English to French translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel

English term or phrase: pushbike

Dans une brochure touristique qur la Nlle Zélande

If you’d prefer, Avis also provides scooter and pushbike hire.

Je pensais qu'il s'agissait peut-être de trottinette, mais Eurodicautom & le GDT traduisent ça par 'scooter' qui, pour moi, n'a rien à voir..et qui ferait double emploi dans ma phrase.
Alors, qu'est-ce que ce PUSHbike a t-il de spécial ?

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen KudoZ activity Questions: 1337 (none open) (52 closed without grading) Answers: 3859 France
Local time: 11:54

vélo / bicyclette

Explanation:
D'après le dictionnaire Longman unilingue, le pushbike n'est pas propre à la Nouvelle-Zélande : il s'agit simplement d'un "pedal bicycle" (Brit. informal).
Probablement par opposition à un "cycle à moteur".

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-03-30 12:44:20 GMT)
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One entry found for push-bike.

Et d\'après Merriam-Webster (dico en ligne)

Main Entry: push-bike
Pronunciation: -\"bIk
Function: noun
British : BICYCLE -- called also push bicycle

Selected response from:

Agnès Flandin
France
Local time: 11:54

Grading comment

Il y a consensus apparemment :-)

Merci à tou(te)s
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

vélo / bicyclette

Agnès Flandin

bicyclette

Francoise St Marc

vélo

Graham macLachlan

bicyclette

Helene45

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

vélo / bicyclette

Agnès Flandin
France
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Il y a consensus apparemment :-)

Merci à tou(te)s

16 mins confidence:

bicyclette

Explanation:
Définition du dictionnaire Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
(old-fashioned British English) : a bicycle

Définition du Collins English Dictionary : an informal name for bicycle

Cependant, "pushbike" a peut-être un sens légèrement différent en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Helene45
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of: French

19 mins confidence:

bicyclette

Explanation:
...en Australie (voir site) et en Nouvelle Zélande, aka bike elsewhere, ailleurs push-bike semble être surtout utilisé pour les tricycles et autre jouets

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-03-30 13:00:38 GMT)
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il y a beaucoup d\'autres sites australiens ou il est fait mention de pushbike...

Reference: http://www.abc.net.au/central/stories/s591577.htm

Francoise St Marc
France
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 12

55 mins confidence:

vélo

Explanation:
it's slang for bicycle

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 11:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

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