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quelque soit

English translation: regardless of

15:48 Mar 7, 2008
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: quelque soit
In the sentence "La part porteurs / tracteurs est identique quelque soit le nombre de véhicules de la flotte"...I know its an easy one but I´m not sure about how to translate it here.....UK English please.Thanks a lot, merci, gracias
Carmen De la Fuente
France
Local time: 16:39
English translation:regardless of
Explanation:
most common phrase (both UK and US, fyi)
Selected response from:

jessalexande (X)
Local time: 07:39
Grading comment
All experts seems agree. Thanks everybody
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10regardless of
jessalexande (X)
4 +4however many vehicles there may be in the fleet
CMJ_Trans (X)
5whatever might be
gabuss
4whatever the number of vehicles
Drmanu49


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
whatever the number of vehicles


Explanation:
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 16:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 84
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
regardless of


Explanation:
most common phrase (both UK and US, fyi)

jessalexande (X)
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
All experts seems agree. Thanks everybody

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Goward: Yes, or "irrespective of".
0 min
agree  Katarina Peters
3 mins
agree  peekay: yeps!
4 mins
agree  Irene McClure
4 mins
agree  Valerie Scaletta
6 mins
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): precisely
1 hr
agree  Expialidocio (X)
3 hrs
agree  Attorney DC Bar
4 hrs
agree  swanda
15 hrs
agree  Gacela20
17 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
whatever might be


Explanation:
OK?

gabuss
Local time: 14:39
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Not really very natural-sounding English / But I'm afraid that "whatever might be" is the part that doesn't sound natural
9 mins
  -> "whatever might be the number of vehicles in the fleet" should be the full translation, Tony
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
however many vehicles there may be in the fleet


Explanation:
irrespective of the size of the fleet

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 231

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Sounds most natural and idiomatic to my UK ears.
3 mins
agree  cmwilliams (X)
36 mins
agree  Jennifer White
5 hrs
agree  swanda
15 hrs
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