recuperes d'occasion

English translation: obtained second hand

14:40 Mar 25, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: recuperes d'occasion
les vieux modeles (aoutomobiles) semblent avoir ete recuperes d'occasion, pourquoi pas grace a la prime Balladur
Jenny12
Local time: 21:14
English translation:obtained second hand
Explanation:
Bought cannot be used in this context of 'la prime Balladur', which was a state subsidy paid for an old and virtually worthless second hand car that was traded in (as scrap, if I remember rightly) to a garage for the purchase a new car.
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David Umpleby
Local time: 22:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4obtained second hand
David Umpleby
5 +1bought second hand
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +1picked up second-hand
diabolo
4 +1second hand or used cars
GILLES MEUNIER
5picked up second-hand
diabolo
4restored by chance
Victor Foster


  

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second hand or used cars


Explanation:
voilou

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2506

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agree  cldumas (X)
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bought second hand


Explanation:
recupere= can be bought, found or otherwise translated. More context is needed.
could also be:
picked up second hand

d'occasion=second hand

:)

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Note added at 2002-03-25 14:46:20 (GMT)
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this seems to be a relaxed register so \"recupéré\" can be a number of things BUT NOT recuperated

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576

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agree  Enza Longo: I agree with Jane but more context is needed to be sure
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obtained second hand


Explanation:
Bought cannot be used in this context of 'la prime Balladur', which was a state subsidy paid for an old and virtually worthless second hand car that was traded in (as scrap, if I remember rightly) to a garage for the purchase a new car.

David Umpleby
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 80
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Florence Bremond: yes it's probably about something illegal as the old car was supposed to be destroyed in this case
5 mins

agree  GILLES MEUNIER: Non oddie, la prime balladur permettait de fournir son véhicule usité en échange de 5000 F pour acheter une nouvelle voiture. Ce qui permit de relancer la vente des automobiles
19 mins

agree  Margaret Lagoyianni
48 mins

agree  Pierre POUSSIN
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picked up second-hand


Explanation:
This seems to me to give an element of luck

diabolo
Local time: 22:14
PRO pts in pair: 2

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agree  mckinnc: but no hyphen
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picked up second-hand


Explanation:
This seems to me to give an element of luck

diabolo
Local time: 22:14
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restored by chance


Explanation:
just a possibility

Victor Foster
United States
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 209
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