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09:34 May 9, 2019 |
French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Asset management | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Rob Grayson United Kingdom Local time: 19:54 | ||||||
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4 +7 | passing turbulence |
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4 | air pocket |
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3 | temporary air pocket |
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3 | a puff of wind |
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un trou d’air temporaire air pocket Explanation: it must be temporary.... hopefully! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2019-05-09 09:39:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- as it is figurative, I guess you can add "temporary" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2019-05-09 09:39:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.livescience.com/32586-what-is-an-air-pocket.html |
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un trou d’air temporaire passing turbulence Explanation: "The key question is whether this is a cyclical slowdown or just some passing turbulence." You could equally well use "temporary turbulence", though I feel my suggestion is a bit more idiomatic. |
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