American knock-off

13:14 Sep 2, 2010
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English to French translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
English term or phrase: American knock-off
The verbatim responses describing the AAA bottle as "less expensive version", an "American knock-off" and a "cheaper version" of the BBB bottle support this conclusion.
Sylvie André
France
Local time: 12:55


Summary of answers provided
4ersatz américain
Sandra Mouton
3imitation américaine ou...
Ana URBIC
3faux de pacotille americain
mhanbury


  

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american knock-off
imitation américaine ou...


Explanation:
...(pâle) copie par exemple.

Ana URBIC
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american knock-off
faux de pacotille americain


Explanation:
Just another suggestion

But I'm not sure 'imitation' carries the same weight as 'knock-off' does in english. 'knock-off' implies that it's pretty cheap, and tacky (at least in the UK)

mhanbury
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american knock-off
ersatz américain


Explanation:
Pour traduire le côté "cheap" de "knock-off"

Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
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