a one -race detour

French translation: Il a fait un écart d'une course

14:31 Aug 21, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Sport
English term or phrase: a one -race detour
He took a one-race detour from CART to thr rival Indy Racing League and overwhelmed the field in winning the Indiannapolis 500.
Lise Busquet
France
Local time: 14:01
French translation:Il a fait un écart d'une course
Explanation:
pour une course il a changé de fédération

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Note added at 2002-08-21 14:50:04 (GMT)
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L\'espace d\'une course il a fait un détour vers le rival de CART, Indy racing League, et il a écrasé tous ses adversaires en gagnant les 500 miles d\'Indianapolis.

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Note added at 2002-08-21 14:52:14 (GMT)
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CART : Championship Auto Racing Teams
http://www.cart.com/
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Florence Bremond
France
Local time: 14:01
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Il a fait un écart d'une course


Explanation:
pour une course il a changé de fédération

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Note added at 2002-08-21 14:50:04 (GMT)
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L\'espace d\'une course il a fait un détour vers le rival de CART, Indy racing League, et il a écrasé tous ses adversaires en gagnant les 500 miles d\'Indianapolis.

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Note added at 2002-08-21 14:52:14 (GMT)
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CART : Championship Auto Racing Teams
http://www.cart.com/

Florence Bremond
France
Local time: 14:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
0 min
  -> merci Geneviève !

agree  GILLES MEUNIER: c'est pas le sens faire l'impasse sur une course?
14 mins
  -> je ne pense pas, il n'a pas pu faire l'impasse puisqu'il l'a gagnée..

agree  swani (X)
27 mins
  -> merci Swani
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