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Citons au hasard

English translation: To take an example at random

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French term or phrase:Citons au hasard
English translation:To take an example at random
Entered by: William Stein

17:21 Nov 11, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: Citons au hasard
aucun
Rosie
To quote a random example:
Explanation:
Or:
To quote an example at random:
Selected response from:

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 14:25
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Summary of answers provided
5 +11To quote a random example:
William Stein
5 +5for example, Here's an example
NancyLynn
4 +1here is one example off the cuff/among many
RHELLER
4let's say by chance......
Paulette Racine Walden


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
To quote a random example:


Explanation:
Or:
To quote an example at random:

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1737
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IanW (X): Hey there Bill!
0 min
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
1 min
agree  moya
1 min
agree  toubabou
3 mins
agree  Charlie Bavington: yep, or "to take an example at random"
5 mins
agree  Henrique Magalhaes: Prefer your 2nd. version.
9 mins
agree  Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
41 mins
agree  invguy: quoting at random, / if we quote at random, / should we quote at random,
7 hrs
agree  sktrans
7 hrs
agree  Sharon Sideris: Sounds the most natural in English to me.
8 hrs
agree  EJP
16 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Citons au hasard:
here is one example off the cuff/among many


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 mins (2003-11-11 17:23:43 GMT)
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\"off the cuff\" means without a lot of thought given to it

or

we can give the following as one possible example

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1582

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn: one among many
2 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Citons au hasard:
for example, Here's an example


Explanation:
tout court

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 715

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: for example will do it.
5 mins
  -> yes, thanks!
agree  awilliams: A lot of French for very little English! Have often seen 'citons au hasard' for 'e.g./for example'. Depends on the context, really.
20 mins
  -> yes, thanks !
agree  cjohnstone
23 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
6 hrs
  -> short and sweet, eh ? thanks !
agree  Scott de Lesseps
23 hrs
  -> thanks!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
let's say by chance......


Explanation:
this is what I have would use for that sentence.

Paulette Racine Walden
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18
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