Oct 12, 2006 10:48
17 yrs ago
French term
largeur aux bandeaux
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
sales documentation
Discussing the pros and cons of the front passenger seat:
largeur aux bandeaux et aux coudes
largeur aux bandeaux et aux coudes
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | shoulder room |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | elbow room |
Carol Gullidge
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
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shoulder room
www.nawrot.pl/megane_sport/_pdf/RenaultMeganeSport.pdf - shows where it is measured longitudinally.
M Largeur aux coudes avant 1 474
M1 Largeur aux coudes arrière 1 468
N Largeur aux bandeaux avant 1 404
N1 Largeur aux bandeaux arrière 1 390
front hip room (mm): 1,474, front hip room (inches): 58, rear hip room (mm): 1,468, rear hip room (inches): 57.8
front shoulder room (mm): 1,404, front shoulder room (inches): 55.3, rear shoulder room (mm): 1,390
www.drive.com.au/buy/new/car_features.asp?m=renault&pg=2&in...
My guess is "bandeau" is the top of the body panels just below the windows.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-12 13:11:46 GMT)
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Il passe entre l'aérateur, le BANDEAU OU IL Y A LE VERROUILAGE DES PORTES
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11277&...
So, the ledge - more or less wide, depending on the size/luxuriousness of the car - at the bottom of the door windows.
M Largeur aux coudes avant 1 474
M1 Largeur aux coudes arrière 1 468
N Largeur aux bandeaux avant 1 404
N1 Largeur aux bandeaux arrière 1 390
front hip room (mm): 1,474, front hip room (inches): 58, rear hip room (mm): 1,468, rear hip room (inches): 57.8
front shoulder room (mm): 1,404, front shoulder room (inches): 55.3, rear shoulder room (mm): 1,390
www.drive.com.au/buy/new/car_features.asp?m=renault&pg=2&in...
My guess is "bandeau" is the top of the body panels just below the windows.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-12 13:11:46 GMT)
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Il passe entre l'aérateur, le BANDEAU OU IL Y A LE VERROUILAGE DES PORTES
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11277&...
So, the ledge - more or less wide, depending on the size/luxuriousness of the car - at the bottom of the door windows.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Carol Gullidge
: just realised what you're getting at! oops!
3 mins
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| agree |
Janet Ross Snyder
: this makes sense
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Bourth, "largeur aux bandeaux" did in fact come up in the same sentence as "elbow room", so they definitely couldn't be the same thing!"
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Carol Gullidge
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elbow room
the idiomatic expression (if that's what you want!)
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Bourth (X)
: Makes me think of "pare-soleil"! So what is the "largeur aux coudes"?
1 hr
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not sure what you're getting at
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