30 degrés?

English translation: 30°C air temperature

06:20 Jul 18, 2006

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / hotel introduction

French term or phrase: 30 degrés?

Context: Hôtel sur un magnifique terrain de golf, en pleine mer des Caraïbes, 30 degrés, du soleil comme s'il en pleuvait, une mer transparente avec des coraux et des poissons multicolores et des plages de rêve !!!

Question: What does "30 degrés" mean in this context? I don't need a translation, but an interpretation. :-)

Merci d'avance!

Tsogt Gombosuren KudoZ activity Questions: 122 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 1677 Canada
Local time: 18:26

English translation:30°C air temperature

Explanation:
The most likely, of the 3 possibilities I can think of:

30°C --- typical air temperature --- seems most likely, appropriate for the kind of place it is.

30°C --- temperature of the sea --- but unlikely, as that would be pretty hot!

30°N of Latitude --- seems unlikely, as most of the Caribbean islands lie between about 13°N and 26°N --- really, only Bermuda and the Bahamas are anywhere near 30°N

My bet would be on the first option, but I include the other 2 just for the sake of completeness

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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-07-18 15:20:06 GMT)
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HOWEVER:

Do note that 30°C might be regarded as not all that hot in terms of air temperature, and I think it is after all quite feasible that they MIGHT be talking about the actual SEA temperature after all! In view of the fact that it comes just after "...en pleine mer...", one might be tempted to make that association

Selected response from:

Tony M
France
Local time: 02:26

Grading comment

Thanks, Tony-Dusty!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +8

30 degrees

Ghyslaine LE NAGARD

3 +5

30°C air temperature

Tony M

5 +2

température idéale

TNTraduction (X)

4 +1

Thirty degree days as if it were raining sunshine

Ben Gaia

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

30 degrees

Explanation:
30 degrees temperature.

Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
New Caledonia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

température idéale

Explanation:
30° C température idéale pour des vacanciers. Beau temps "garanti"