accendere

French translation: tourner la clé de contact

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Italian term or phrase:accendere
French translation:tourner la clé de contact
Entered by: Translation1 (X)

14:10 Sep 6, 2005
Italian to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Italian term or phrase: accendere
Accendere il quadro di bordo

Si parla di una macchina, in questo contesto qual è il verbo più adatto?
Translation1 (X)
tourner la clé de contact
Explanation:
Je pense qu'on ne doit pas traduire littéralement ici mais utiliser l'expression plus courante "tourner la clé de contact" car c'est l'opération qui a pour effet d'"allumer" le tableau de bord

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Note added at 17 mins (2005-09-06 14:27:31 GMT)
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spegnere (dans ce contexte)= couper le contact
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Agnès Levillayer
Italy
Local time: 02:55
Grading comment
Grazie a tutte!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4tourner la clé de contact
Agnès Levillayer


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
accendere (contesto)
tourner la clé de contact


Explanation:
Je pense qu'on ne doit pas traduire littéralement ici mais utiliser l'expression plus courante "tourner la clé de contact" car c'est l'opération qui a pour effet d'"allumer" le tableau de bord

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Note added at 17 mins (2005-09-06 14:27:31 GMT)
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spegnere (dans ce contexte)= couper le contact

Agnès Levillayer
Italy
Local time: 02:55
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 299
Grading comment
Grazie a tutte!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Pavan
1 min

agree  Catherine Prempain: tourner la clé pour activer/allumer le tableau de bord
54 mins

agree  Francine Alloncle: D'accord avec toi !
3 hrs

agree  elysee: D'accord aussi. On dit: "tourner la clé pour mettre le contact" / allumer le tableau de bord / couper le contact ...(nombreux sites en mettant les termes ensemble sur Google)
11 hrs
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