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la moyenne francilienne

English translation: the average for the Île-de-France

19:44 Feb 16, 2009
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French term or phrase: la moyenne francilienne
Please can anybody help with 'la moyenne francilienne' here:

Le taux de vacance immédiate (en légère hausse par rapport à novembre) est plus élevé que celui de la moyenne francilienne, qui est de 5,4 %, au 1er janvier 2008.

Is this referring to the area?
LouC1482
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:10
English translation:the average for the Île-de-France
Explanation:
See: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francilien
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Marco Solinas
Local time: 09:10
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7the average for the Île-de-France
Marco Solinas
4 +2the average rate in Île-de-France
Euqinimod (X)
4the Parisian area average
Elettra Franchi
4the average for the Greater Paris Area/Paris and its environs/surrounding area
John Peterson


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
the average for the Île-de-France


Explanation:
See: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francilien

Marco Solinas
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Colin Morley (X)
3 mins
agree  Tony M: Île-de-France is a French administrative region
36 mins
agree  Sergey Kudryashov
1 hr
agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
agree  rkillings: or just 'Ile de France average'.
9 hrs
agree  Sandra Petch: "for Ile de France"
13 hrs
agree  Emma Paulay: with Sandra
13 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the average rate in Île-de-France


Explanation:
It's indeed referring to the French administrative region of Île-de-France.

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 18:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
36 mins
agree  Sergey Kudryashov
1 hr
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the Parisian area average


Explanation:
Francilien = of the Ile-de-France, that is to say, the area around Paris (Paris included, of course).

Elettra Franchi
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Île-de-France is actually a French administrative region, so 'Paris area' is really too vague here
36 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the average for the Greater Paris Area/Paris and its environs/surrounding area


Explanation:
Yes, I think it's referring to the Ile de France - for precison, I'd go fot the first.

John Peterson
Local time: 17:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Île-de-France is actually a French administrative region, so 'Greatter Paris' is really too vague here (and in any case, there is another specific term for that in French)
35 mins
  -> Thanks - I know, but I suppose it depends on the scope for any free(ish) translation for the target text.
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