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2 cros A4

English translation: 2 gross A4


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08:26 Nov 24, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Printing & Publishing
French term or phrase: 2 cros A4
Hi,

This description comes under the heading "Photogravure" and the full description is "sur base 2 cros A4".

Thanks very much in advance
Georgia Ford
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:55
English translation:2 gross A4
Explanation:
IOW 144 (a dozen dozens) sheets of A4.

A little Google research tells me not only that cros is a Picard deformatoin of gros but also that "gross" comes from the French term for 144, une grosse douzaine.

Otherwise, maybe it's something to do with Charles Cros who, when not wearing a Nimrod suit, was an early theoretician if not protagonist of 3-colour printing.
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xxxBourth
Local time: 04:55
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Thanks very much!
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2 gross A4


Explanation:
IOW 144 (a dozen dozens) sheets of A4.

A little Google research tells me not only that cros is a Picard deformatoin of gros but also that "gross" comes from the French term for 144, une grosse douzaine.

Otherwise, maybe it's something to do with Charles Cros who, when not wearing a Nimrod suit, was an early theoretician if not protagonist of 3-colour printing.

xxxBourth
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

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neutral  Wordeffect: Sounds plausible. I'd thought of gros too but hadn't followed the thinking further...
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