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French translation: engloutir, boire goulûment
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| 19:47 Feb 15, 2008 |
| English to French translations [PRO] Science - Environment & Ecology / biofuels | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Isabelle Berquin Local time: 11:19 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | engloutir, boire goulûment |
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| 4 | englouti |
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| 4 | au rythme de consommation effrénée actuel |
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| 3 | consommer/bouffer |
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| 3 | gaspiller |
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40 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1engloutir, boire goulûment Explanation: The idea is that fuel is being consumed greedily |
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consommer/bouffer Explanation: si l'on continue d'être aussi énergievorace -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-15 21:03:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- si nous continuons de consommer de façon aussi vorace |
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gaspiller Explanation: si nous continuons à le gaspiller de la sorte autre point de vue |
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2 hrs confidence:
--- Explanation: en se basant sur le rythme actuel avec lequel nous bouffons/gaspillons... le carburant. |
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40 mins confidence:
englouti Explanation: juste une idée -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 heures (2008-02-15 23:20:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mais beaucoup de pays manquent de sols pour faire pousser suffisament d'arbres et de plantes pour remplacer une quantité significative de carburants traditionnels, tels qu'ils sont engloutis par les véhicules à la cadence actuelle. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.auvergnesciences.com |
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2 days 15 hrs confidence:
au rythme de consommation effrénée actuel Explanation: formulation neutre, qui reprend l'idée de conso excessive + niveau/rythme actuel, et qui évite les pronoms ou déterminants possessifs, parfois bien difficiles à caser (leur? notre? nous...). |
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