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chaînes de déplacement

English translation: rephrase entence


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French term or phrase:chaînes de déplacement
English translation:rephrase entence
Entered by: Pablo Strauss
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18:44 Mar 9, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Transportation patterns and systems
French term or phrase: chaînes de déplacement
Avec son électricité disponible, (NAME OF A PLACE) a la possibilité d’électrifier les chaînes de déplacements.

I am having a hard time finding a translation for this concept that will work in this sentence. I understand the idea--the set of trips making up a larger trip, E.g., if you took a train, then a bus, then a car.

The document is a report on the implementation of electric vehicles and especially cars and trucks.

Thanks for your help.
Pablo Strauss
Canada
Local time: 15:11
see my suggestion for the whole sentence
Explanation:
See the discussion entries for more context.

With its abundant reserves of low-cost energy, X has the potential to make much greater use of electric vehicles.
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philgoddard
Local time: 14:11
Grading comment
Thanks. While I didn't use this exactly, I did rephrase every time the term came up. English doesn't have a satisfactory term that I've found yet.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4see my suggestion for the whole sentencephilgoddard
3 +1transport chain / transport sequence
Susana Magnani


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
transport chain / transport sequence


Explanation:
just a couple of suggestions. don't have the time to research them, but they just popped in my head... good luck!

Susana Magnani
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mariepascalew: et même "intermodal transport chain" je pense
17 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
see my suggestion for the whole sentence


Explanation:
See the discussion entries for more context.

With its abundant reserves of low-cost energy, X has the potential to make much greater use of electric vehicles.

philgoddard
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks. While I didn't use this exactly, I did rephrase every time the term came up. English doesn't have a satisfactory term that I've found yet.
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