Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
France
Je ne traduis que ce que je comprends
Native in: French 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to French, English to French
à vide
il s'agit d'une traduction pour un transporteur. dans le texte il est fait plusieurs fois référence à :
- trajets qui se font à vide
- vous roulez à vide
je bloque sur l'expression "à vide". Une petite idée, please ?
Merci bcp ! :)
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Terry Richards
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Jan 16, 2018 11:32: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Proposed translations
France
30 years in IT, Engineering degree.
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US)
Works in: French to English, English
empty
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Note added at 1 min (2018-01-16 10:24:40 GMT)
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I.e. no passengers
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Note added at 5 mins (2018-01-16 10:29:05 GMT)
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For some reason, I was assuming this was a bus which it may not be. It could also be no cargo (as Mair has pointed out).
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Mair A-W (PhD)
: no cargo
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Thanks Mair, you are right it could be passengers or cargo.
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Ehsan Kiani
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writeaway
: what else, to quote George
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B D Finch
: I think one can safely assume that it doesn't mean no fuel in the tank.
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:)
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Tony M
: And note that 'rouler à vide' is colloquially 'running light'.
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