Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

ca.

French translation:

environ

Added to glossary by Jacques Van de Velde
May 8, 2005 21:21
19 yrs ago
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English term

ca.

English to French Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
heated to ca. 450°C
Proposed translations (French)
3 environ
4 +3 env.
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Graham macLachlan, df49f (X)

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Proposed translations

7 mins
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environ

Je ne connais pas non plus ce "ca." en anglais mais il ressemble drôlement au "ca." [circa] allemand ce qui veut dire "à peu près".
Si votre texte a été créé en Allemagne, Autriche, Suisse, etc. il n'est pas exclu que cela signifie "environ".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Il s'agit d'une traduction Japonaise. Mais votre prop semble cohérente avec le contexte. Merci."
+3
6 mins

env.

circa
environ 450°C
Peer comment(s):

agree laurem : Oui, tout à fait! C'est pas non-Pro ça??
1 min
Effectivement c'est très courant dans ce que je traduis - et bien anglais.
agree Dr Sue Levy (X) : used commonly with dates, e.g. ca. 1900
34 mins
Yes indeed - thanks Sue
agree jacrav
6 hrs
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