Jun 4, 2004 07:49
19 yrs ago
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French term
ponctuel
Non-PRO
French to English
Bus/Financial
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
in the context of 'Locations ponctuelles ou mensuelles", talking about car hire/rental. Would occasional do?
TIA.
TIA.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | Yes! |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 5 +1 | occasional |
Andre de Vries
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| 3 +3 | short term or monthly |
forli
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| 3 +1 | daily |
Karin Dyson
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Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
Selected
Yes!
other options for "ponctuel" are interemittent, spot, one-off...
but here these wouldn't be appropraite I think
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appropriate (of course)
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intermittent - the day is starting badly
but here these wouldn't be appropraite I think
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appropriate (of course)
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intermittent - the day is starting badly
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
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24 mins
Karin Dyson
Native in French
Works in field
Flexible, fast, 11 years exper.
Native in: French 
, Dutch
Works in: English to French, French to English
daily
as opposed to monthly seems more appropriate to me
just a suggestion
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www.3alocation.fr :
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www.3alocation.fr :
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3A Location vous souhaite la BIENVENUE. 3A Location : de la location ponctuelle (1 journée) à la location longue durée (48 mois). 3A Location : de la voiture de tourisme
(par exemple)
il suffit d\'entrer \'location ponctuelle voiture\' dans un moteur de recherche pour le vérifier
just a suggestion
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www.3alocation.fr :
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www.3alocation.fr :
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3A Location vous souhaite la BIENVENUE. 3A Location : de la location ponctuelle (1 journée) à la location longue durée (48 mois). 3A Location : de la voiture de tourisme
(par exemple)
il suffit d\'entrer \'location ponctuelle voiture\' dans un moteur de recherche pour le vérifier
Peer comment(s):
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CMJ_Trans (X)
: but that it not what it says ! what is not monthly is not necessarily daily!
3 mins
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location ponctuelle = location par jour(s), au 'coup par coup'
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| agree |
Graham macLachlan
: either by day or month, but not by hour, week or fortnight...
7 mins
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thanks !
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+1
1 hr
Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
satisfaction guaranteed
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, French to English
occasional
I believe that is the best word here.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: The only safe option in my view. "Ponctuel" describes frequency rather than length of rental. That is where the accent should be placed !
2 days 4 hrs
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2 hrs
short term or monthly
just a suggestion which I have seen used to differentiate between monthly and other rental periods.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: I reckon this is the best bet, to avoid making it sound unintentionally specific
23 mins
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thank you
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| agree |
translatol
1 hr
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thnx
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| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 hrs
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thank you
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| neutral |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Still not quite satisfactory, too subjective. Short-term could be three-months or three days.
2 days 3 hrs
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