Dec 14, 2006 16:55
17 yrs ago
French term

au cube

French to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks Renault
Please help! I have posted this before but didn't get much help. I have shown it to many French people and on the whole thety say they have no idea. I can only think of 'boxy', which I don't really like because the car is quite aerodynamic, or 'plain', but if plain why does the French use 'au cube'.
Que tout cela soit emballé dans un style intérieur et extérieur pas franchement emballant n'est même pas un problème : cette Clio au cube doit séduire tous azimuts et pas seulement en France. Que la nouvelle muse n’ait plus qu’un lointain cousinage avec les versions 1 et 2 n'a plus beaucoup d'importance non plus. Prenez la Golf, objet d'un morphing continuel depuis une trentaine d'années : rien de plus facile que d'escalader son arbre généalogique.

Proposed translations

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third generation

Is this not a reference to the fact that this is the 3rd major overhaul of the Clio?
In which case, I think "third generation" (copying the use of this term by mobile phone companies) might work...
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squared-off

just an alternative to "boxy".

But then the car isn't boxy or squared-off (except maybe at the back)! I've always hated Renault marketing drivel - I used to run a Renault dealership so have experienced it in earnest!
Rather you than me...
Peer comment(s):

agree Bourth (X) : Or simply "square" (man), with a different but prob. compatible set of connotations.
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Hm - smacks of Rover (as was) or Volvo (?)
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1 day 12 hrs

with the acceleration (thrust)

AU CUBE de la vitesse
With the cube of the speed

Power to overcome wind-resistance is proportional to the cube of the speed.
If it has the power to effectively overcome wind-resistance, which is speed (V) cubed. Therefore it has good acceleration or thrust

wind farm reference
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éolienne

car forum reference

http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:vocf2Xfl6_kJ:www.forum-a...

AU CUBE reference
http://www.ihpva.org/pipermail/vph/2004q4/003976.html
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