il la secoue
English translation: it is buffeted (in every direction)
| 09:54 Nov 8, 2007 |
| French to English translations [Non-PRO] Tech/Engineering - Business/Commerce (general) | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: David Goward France Local time: 16:59 | ||||||
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| 4 | it gets jolted about |
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| 4 | he shakes it |
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| 3 | they shake it up |
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| 2 | it is buffeted (in every direction) |
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12 mins confidence: 
it is buffeted (in every direction) Explanation: I think, actually, that "il" should be "ils" (or "on"), i.e. an undefined "they". This can be avoided by making the cab the subject. |
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3 hrs confidence:
it gets jolted about Explanation: I'm starting to get the picture ! |
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2 hrs confidence:
they shake it up Explanation: Groping in the dark here, but I have the same impression as David. "Il" for "Ils" (same difference, for the type of French speaker this seems to be). If the advertising turns out to be correct, and "confort" is assured, presumably in real life the cabin should not be shaken around during use. So maybe what this means is that on the internet site for the product, there's a simulation showing how well the tractor holds up on uneven terrain. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2007-11-08 15:01:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- For what it's worth, there seems to be an implicit "mais" between this sentence and the next, where the speaker explains that in his experience the cabin remains stable despite the "canadien en travers". In this context, "en travers" looks like "along a slope" and "dans le sens de marche" (oddly) like "upright", "remaining level". |
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21 hrs confidence:
he shakes it Explanation: The tractor is obviously being driven around by a driver who demonstrates all the adevrtised qualities of the tractor, including that one is confortable in the cabin. He roughs it up to make the point. So "il" refers to the driver and what he does. He shakes the cabin in all direction to demonstrate that the cabin remains stable. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-11-09 13:42:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hence, "il" is he and "la" is the cabin. |
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