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English translation: mini-stock


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French term or phrase:cross-car
English translation:mini-stock
Entered by: Allan Jeffs
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21:16 Jul 26, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / motor sports
French term or phrase: cross-car
Somehow I don't think this is 'cross-car' in English. Probably something very close, but not quite...any motor sports enthusiasts out there? (Context: list of activities in local area in a holiday brochure)

"Sports mecaniques: Karting, 4x4, cross-car, paint-ball..."
Lydia Smith
Local time: 12:34
mini-stock
Explanation:
These are dirt track cars. You will find a photo of one on the French site below.

LE CROSS CAR POUR TOUS. LE CROSS CAR. L'écurie du Giennois met a votre disposition
un Crosscar D3 pour vous essayez a la competition. Moto. Rallye. ...
pageperso.aol.fr/ __121b_+KSicykFRHbtTr9p2j1aVUjJXLUOWt8wp78yimbweEGn6AyxUB0qZA== - 8k

The forum consists fan and technical forums for different classes of dirt track
cars that include: Cruisers, Pure Stock/Bomber, Street Stock/Hobby, Modified ...
www.thedirtforum.com/what.htm - 9k

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Note added at 40 mins (2004-07-26 21:57:18 GMT)
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They are mini-stock cars or buggies in English.
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Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 13:34
Grading comment
Thanks, that's what I was looking for. I saw stock cars somewhere, but they looked a bit big.
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4mini-stock
Allan Jeffs
3cross cargian_paolo


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cross car


Explanation:



    Reference: http://www.crosscar.fr.fm/
gian_paolo
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zaphod
52 mins

disagree  Allan Jeffs: "cross car" is undoubtedly derived from the English language BUT it's like "parking", IT JUST DOESN'T EXIST! The above website is in French.
11 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mini-stock


Explanation:
These are dirt track cars. You will find a photo of one on the French site below.

LE CROSS CAR POUR TOUS. LE CROSS CAR. L'écurie du Giennois met a votre disposition
un Crosscar D3 pour vous essayez a la competition. Moto. Rallye. ...
pageperso.aol.fr/ __121b_+KSicykFRHbtTr9p2j1aVUjJXLUOWt8wp78yimbweEGn6AyxUB0qZA== - 8k

The forum consists fan and technical forums for different classes of dirt track
cars that include: Cruisers, Pure Stock/Bomber, Street Stock/Hobby, Modified ...
www.thedirtforum.com/what.htm - 9k

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Note added at 40 mins (2004-07-26 21:57:18 GMT)
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They are mini-stock cars or buggies in English.

Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 13:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
Thanks, that's what I was looking for. I saw stock cars somewhere, but they looked a bit big.
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