forte actualité sportive

English translation: important sports events taking place at the moment

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French term or phrase:forte actualité sportive
English translation:important sports events taking place at the moment
Entered by: AM Larrieu

19:25 Sep 29, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: forte actualité sportive
Votre commande n° (N° de commande) d’un montant de (Total TTC Devise) a bien été enregistrée.

Cependant, suite à la forte actualité sportive de ces derniers jours, aucun des articles de votre commande n'est disponible pour le moment. Votre commande a été mise en attente le temps de recevoir votre ou vos produit(s). .......

Nous vous remercions pour votre confiance et nous vous présentons nos excuses pour ce désagrément.

Are they really saying that because there has been a lot of sports in the news they have run out of everything? That sounds a bit odd, but just saying "due to exceptional demand" doesn't seem quite right either.
Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 16:12
important sports events taking place at the moment
Explanation:
Les stocks de ballons de rugby seraient-ils épuisés?
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AM Larrieu
Local time: 16:12
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Thanks everyone
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3important sports events taking place at the moment
AM Larrieu
4the large number of high-profile sporting events at the moment
Emma Paulay
3impressive amount of sports events
Pablo Pérez Benítez (X)


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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
important sports events taking place at the moment


Explanation:
Les stocks de ballons de rugby seraient-ils épuisés?

AM Larrieu
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks everyone
Notes to answerer
Asker: Can't think why they would run out of rugby balls!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brigitte Albert (X): I think 'major sports events' also works. Remember the fans "sporting" their national team colours during the soccer world cup?
1 hr

agree  Anne Diamantidis
1 hr

agree  Catherine CHAUVIN: parfait ! Et s'il s'agit de rugby, je sais que c'est le cas dans les magasins de sport. Impossible d'acheter certains maillots de coupe du monde.
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
impressive amount of sports events


Explanation:
May be they are saying there's so much relevant sport events taking place in a short period of time, it is better to process and analyze them better, even if that takes longer.

Pablo Pérez Benítez (X)
Local time: 12:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 days 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the large number of high-profile sporting events at the moment


Explanation:
The idea is that there's a lot going on in the sporting world a the moment so they have had extra demand.

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 16:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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