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automobile VL/VU

English translation: passenger and commercial vehicle


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French term or phrase:automobile VL/VU
English translation:passenger and commercial vehicle
Entered by: Ronald van Riet
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21:55 Nov 7, 2011
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Marketing - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
French term or phrase: automobile VL/VU
"Le Shampooing Film Routier [Brand Name] est un shampooing concentré destiné à l’entretien des automobiles VL/VU"

This is from a leafet advertising various car maintenace products. I was just wondering what to do with the VL/VU abbreviation.
hkeet
Local time: 06:43
passenger and commercial vehicle
Explanation:
or: car and commercial vehicle

VL/VU = véhicule léger/véhicule utilitaire I would expect
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Ronald van Riet
Local time: 07:43
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1passenger and commercial vehicle
Ronald van Riet
Summary of reference entries provided
véhicule léger / véhicule utilitaire
Sylvie LE BRAS

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
passenger and commercial vehicle


Explanation:
or: car and commercial vehicle

VL/VU = véhicule léger/véhicule utilitaire I would expect

Ronald van Riet
Local time: 07:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
7 mins
neutral  Tony M: Though 'VU' isn't really specifically a commercial vehicle, just certain types of 'utility' vehicle
47 mins
neutral  writeaway: with Tony. commercial vehicle could be a car in any case. It's been asked often before-should be in the glossary
2 hrs
neutral  chris collister: I'd have thought "cars and vans" is about the right register
11 hrs
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Reference: véhicule léger / véhicule utilitaire

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Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Changes made by editors
Nov 22, 2011 - Changes made by Ronald van Riet:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Nov 7, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Language pairGerman to English => French to English
FieldOther => Marketing


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