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London red routes

French translation: principales artères de Londres

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English term or phrase:London red routes
French translation:principales artères de Londres
Entered by: B D Finch

09:39 Apr 12, 2016
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: London red routes
Hi all,

I am looking for a French translation, if there is one, for the London red routes where traffic cannot stop or unload at any time. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_route
I don't believe such thing exists in France and a simple 'rues rouges' wouldn't make much sense in my sentence:
'It was rush hour along one of the busiest red routes in London.'

Thank you for your input!
Tia Muller
Spain
Local time: 13:24
principales artères de Londres
Explanation:
Given that you apparently don't need to explain more than this, I think this is better and more accurate than 'l'une des rues la plus fréquentée', which would suggest pedestrians, while parts of some red routes have lots of pedestrians and other parts have hardly any.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:24
Grading comment
I think that for the limited space and time the subtitle will be on screen, this translation is the best and will convey the intended meaning.
Thank you B D Finch!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1axes rouges de Londres
Didier Fourcot
3principales artères de Londres
B D Finch
4 -2voies rapides de Londres
HERBET Abel


Discussion entries: 5





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
london red routes
voies rapides de Londres


Explanation:
ça existe à Paris le long des berges de la Seine et on dit comme çà

HERBET Abel
Local time: 13:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 49

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: With 20 mph speed limits on some of them?! //Ce sont des routes où, auparavant, on avait des embouteillages très fréquents. Les "red routes" ont contribué à la fois à la réduction des vitesses excessives, mais aussi à minimiser les embouteillages.
7 hrs
  -> ????????????????
disagree  Sandra Mouton: Rien à voir
23 hrs
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
london red routes
axes rouges de Londres


Explanation:
Le concept a existé à Paris sous le nom d'axe rouge, du temps où la Mairie de Paris souhaitait favoriser la fluidité de la circulation:
http://www.leparisien.fr/paris/la-suppression-de-l-axe-rouge...
la marie a depuis changé de position et les priorité de circulation ont évolué, mais à mon avis on peut reprendre un concept existant qui a l'avantage d'une définition facile à trouver

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Note added at 1 heure (2016-04-12 10:43:56 GMT)
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La notion a existé dans d'autres villes que Paris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcfHd9E0vUo
http://feria.dax.fr/bien-circuler-et-stationner-pendant-les-...
http://www.chu-st-etienne.fr/LeCHu/CoordonneesPlans/Plans/Ar...


    https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000029925451&categorieLien=id
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard_de_Magenta
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 13:24
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Mouton: C'est ce qui m'est tout de suite venu à l'esprit, en bonne Parisienne
22 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
london red routes
principales artères de Londres


Explanation:
Given that you apparently don't need to explain more than this, I think this is better and more accurate than 'l'une des rues la plus fréquentée', which would suggest pedestrians, while parts of some red routes have lots of pedestrians and other parts have hardly any.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I think that for the limited space and time the subtitle will be on screen, this translation is the best and will convey the intended meaning.
Thank you B D Finch!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: It's what they are, whether fast or slow, with or without pedestrians
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Sheila
disagree  Sandra Mouton: Ce n'est pas le sens du texte-source. Voir explication d'asker "routes where traffic cannot stop or unload at any time."
15 hrs
  -> L'explication d'Asker, pris de Wikipédia, est erronnée. Voir https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/red-routes/rules-of-red-rou...
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