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course de c^ote

English translation: hill climb(ing)


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French term or phrase:course de c^ote
English translation:hill climb(ing)
Entered by: blabli blablou
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10:07 Aug 13, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / cars
French term or phrase: course de c^ote
Il s'agit d'une course en voiture (contre le temps)sur un parcours en cote en montagne.
blabli blablou
Djibouti
Local time: 13:35
hill climb(ing)
Explanation:
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Note added at 2004-08-13 10:09:47 (GMT)
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  – Automotive Engineering
  – Car Racing
Domaine(s)
  – Véhicules automobiles et cycles
  – Course automobile
 
hill climb Source CORRECT

hill climbing Source CORRECT

course de côte Source
FÉM

DEF – A road race over a hilly
course held by an automobile
or motorcycle club. Source

OBS – Course à motocyclette
ou en automobile qui se tient
sur une route de montagne.
Le coureur gagnant est celui
qui gravit la montagne dans le
temps le plus court. Source
Termium
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 13:35
Grading comment
merci!!! :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5hill climb(ing)
GILLES MEUNIER


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
hill climb(ing)


Explanation:
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Note added at 2004-08-13 10:09:47 (GMT)
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  – Automotive Engineering
  – Car Racing
Domaine(s)
  – Véhicules automobiles et cycles
  – Course automobile
 
hill climb Source CORRECT

hill climbing Source CORRECT

course de côte Source
FÉM

DEF – A road race over a hilly
course held by an automobile
or motorcycle club. Source

OBS – Course à motocyclette
ou en automobile qui se tient
sur une route de montagne.
Le coureur gagnant est celui
qui gravit la montagne dans le
temps le plus court. Source
Termium

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci!!! :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mcguegan: hill-climbing race
20 mins

agree  Allan Jeffs
3 hrs

agree  Conor McAuley: Yep
4 hrs

agree  xxxBourth: Yep. The Pike's Peak race is qualified as a Hill Climb even in the USA, though I tend to associate the expression with old bangers fighting their way up Scottish hills.
12 hrs

agree  ACOZ
14 hrs
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