forfait libre circulation

English translation: go-as-you-please ticket/rover ticket

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French term or phrase:forfait libre circulation
English translation:go-as-you-please ticket/rover ticket
Entered by: Jacqui Audouy

09:08 May 16, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / train travel package
French term or phrase: forfait libre circulation
Avec ce forfait libre circulation vous êtes libre de vous arrêter où vous voulez, de repartir, et d’emporter gratuitement votre vélo !
Graham macLachlan
Local time: 07:08
go-as-you-please ticket/rover ticket
Explanation:
A guess without exact context but these terms both appear in bus/train travel texts
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Jacqui Audouy
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
Grading comment
Thanks Jacqui, "rover" is perfect
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4go-as-you-please ticket/rover ticket
Jacqui Audouy
4 +1unlimited rail travel pass
Ian Davies
4rail pass (tout simplement!)
Dominic D
4unlimited travel pass
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
3free movement pass (fixed price ticket for unlimited travel)
Silvia Brandon-Pérez


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
go-as-you-please ticket/rover ticket


Explanation:
A guess without exact context but these terms both appear in bus/train travel texts

Jacqui Audouy
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Jacqui, "rover" is perfect

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: (Ideal if this has almost the rôle of a proper noun)
1 hr
  -> Thanks Tony

agree  cristina estanislau
1 hr
  -> Thanks Cristina

agree  Martin Cassell: for a UK audience I would go with "rover"
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Martin

agree  Assimina Vavoula
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Assimina
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
free movement pass (fixed price ticket for unlimited travel)


Explanation:
It seems to be one of those tickets or passes that you buy and you can stop anywhere, re-take the train, all for one price. So you have freedom of movement or travel, for one fixed price.

Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks for your help

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unlimited rail travel pass


Explanation:
Another suggestion...

Example sentence(s):
  • Travel across the USA in luxury! Visit cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, DC with a 15 or 30 day unlimited travel pass.
Ian Davies
Australia
Local time: 17:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks for your help


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Cassell: could also fit the bill
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rail pass (tout simplement!)


Explanation:
Rail Pass est une terme utilisée partout et surtout pour les billets Eurail


    Reference: http://www.eurail.com/
Dominic D
France
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks for your help


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Yes, but it could apply to all sorts of things that woudln't count as a rover ticket, for example, an OAP reduction pass, etc.
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unlimited travel pass


Explanation:
General enough, in my opinion.

Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
New Caledonia
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: thanks for your help

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