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Oct 28, 2006 10:44
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
LAWYER-LINGUIST, ACCREDITED INTERPRETER
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Dutch to English, German to English, and 18 more.
ca
French to English
Law/Patents
Real Estate
health and safety at work provisions
...lieudit XX pour une contenance de 4 à 20 ca,
Is it a unit of measurement?
Is it a unit of measurement?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +10 | centiare |
Carol Gullidge
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| 2 -1 | circa |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
circa
but no guarantees
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: No, the metric unit centiare is quite clear from the context / "To help Asker decide" — and to flag up what could be a misleading answer to future users; and also because I hadn't seen your peer comment to Carol's answer when I commented on your.
25 mins
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why disgree when I've already endorsed Carol's answer?
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cjohnstone
: think Tony is right
48 mins
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+10
7 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
centiare
that's also the translation. It's a fraction of a hectare
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-10-28 10:54:29 GMT)
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It's equivalent to 1 square metre, or 1/100 are, or 1/10,000 of a hectare
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Note added at 27 mins (2006-10-28 11:12:13 GMT)
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in context of yr new info: the "a" is "ares, ie, the measurement is: "4 ares, 20 centiares" or, in simple English: 420 square metres
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-10-28 10:54:29 GMT)
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It's equivalent to 1 square metre, or 1/100 are, or 1/10,000 of a hectare
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Note added at 27 mins (2006-10-28 11:12:13 GMT)
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in context of yr new info: the "a" is "ares, ie, the measurement is: "4 ares, 20 centiares" or, in simple English: 420 square metres
Peer comment(s):
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cocotier
2 mins
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thanks, cocotier!
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| agree |
Jonathan MacKerron
7 mins
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thanks, Jonathan!
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Tony M
: To be pedantic, it's a fraction of an 'are', the 'hectare' being itself a multiple of the basic unit 'are': but your answer's right, anyway!
20 mins
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Hi Tony: pedantic or no, the question was closed without awarding any points, even after my 10 'agrees'! Rather unsporting n'est-ce pas?
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Francis MARC
36 mins
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Thanks, Francis!
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cjohnstone
: go ahead with this one, the good idea
42 mins
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thanks again, Catherine!
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Ian Davies
: Absolutely right. Why do French notary offices always speak in this 18th century terminology and just say square metres?
2 hrs
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Thanks, Ian! That's legal beagles for you...
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Mark Nathan
9 hrs
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thanks, Mark!
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Juan Jacob
: Un mètre carré, c'est tout.
14 hrs
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merci, Juan!
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Conor McAuley
21 hrs
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thanks, Conor!
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LJC (X)
23 hrs
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thanks, Lesley!
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Discussion
ca est une unité de mesure de surface. Contenance = volume ? A voir en fonction du contexte
'à' should be 'a'
thanks anyway Jonathan