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to round out

French translation: Compléter

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English term or phrase:Round out, to
French translation:Compléter
Entered by: Olivier San Léandro

07:23 Oct 18, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks / driving
English term or phrase: to round out
Check your mirror every 5 to 8 seconds. This action *rounds out* your awareness of what is happening around your vehicle.
nicole GELISTER
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:30
compléter
Explanation:
"round out" dans le sens compléter. (Ref. Hachette-Oxford)
Cela permet de bien compléter votre vision périphérique...

HTH, Olivier

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Note added at 26 mins (2006-10-18 07:50:36 GMT)
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Toujours dans le même sens : "Cela vous permet de bien optimiser votre vision préiphérique"
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Olivier San Léandro
Local time: 10:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2compléter
Olivier San Léandro
4 +1Cela maintiendra (reveillera)votre attention sur ce qui se passe autour de votre vehicule
Frederic Rosard
3...ceci renforce votre appréhension de l'espace qui vous entoure
Maurice Thibaux
3vous permet de mieux percevoir tous les événements....
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
la phrase ci-dessous
Cela maintiendra (reveillera)votre attention sur ce qui se passe autour de votre vehicule


Explanation:
Pour le verbe "maintiendra" ou "reveillera ";cela depends du contexte initial.

Frederic Rosard
France
Local time: 10:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Madeleine Algrain: je préfère maintiendra à réveillera
20 mins
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la phrase ci-dessous
...ceci renforce votre appréhension de l'espace qui vous entoure


Explanation:
c'est juste une idée parmi tant d'autres

Maurice Thibaux
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la phrase ci-dessous
compléter


Explanation:
"round out" dans le sens compléter. (Ref. Hachette-Oxford)
Cela permet de bien compléter votre vision périphérique...

HTH, Olivier

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Note added at 26 mins (2006-10-18 07:50:36 GMT)
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Toujours dans le même sens : "Cela vous permet de bien optimiser votre vision préiphérique"

Olivier San Léandro
Local time: 10:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 36
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cjohnstone: optimiser c'est bien
16 mins
agree  Alexandre Coutu: Oui, on voit déjà ce qu'il y a devant et les rétroviseurs nous permettent de savoir également ce qui se passe derrière.
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la phrase ci-dessous
vous permet de mieux percevoir tous les événements....


Explanation:
se produisant aux alentours de votre véhicule




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Local time: 10:30
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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