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forced across

French translation: poussé au travers...

13:20 Jun 23, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / car collision
English term or phrase: forced across
The tractor trailer unit slammed
into the right wing on Plaintiffs plow truck and crashed into Plaintiffs truck.
Plaintiffs truck was forced across both lanes of travel before slamming into
the median and coming to an abrupt halt
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Local time: 10:10
French translation:poussé au travers...
Explanation:
... des deux voies
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Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 10:10
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5poussé au travers...
Christian Fournier
5propulsé
Marguerite Storm
5forcé de traverser les deux voies
Rebecca Zandvliet
3 +1traîné entre les deux voies de circulation
Renvi Ulrich
4propulsé en travers de
Cathy Rosamond
4propulsé de de côté
YANNICK JOEL Atambona


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
traîné entre les deux voies de circulation


Explanation:
Une suggestion.

Renvi Ulrich
Cameroon
Local time: 09:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Germaine
46 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
poussé au travers...


Explanation:
... des deux voies

Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 42
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
4 mins
  -> merci !
agree  Platary (X)
45 mins
  -> Merci Adrien !
agree  Germaine: Effectivement, si le terre-plein suffit à l'arrêter, il est plutôt poussé ou (en)trainé que propulsé. Mais je dirais "à travers". // Oui, je sais - http://bdl.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/bdl/gabarit_bdl.asp?id=3524 - mais enterrer Grévisse à mon âge... :-(
48 mins
  -> Je crois que "au travers" est correct ici. https://education.toutcomment.com/article/on-dit-a-travers-o...
agree  Helene Carrasco-Nabih
2 hrs
  -> Merci Hélène !
agree  Maïté Mendiondo-George
2 hrs
  -> Merci Maïté !
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
propulsé


Explanation:
Le camion du plaignant a été propulsé à travers les deux voies de circulation et s'est écrasé sur la bande médiane.

Marguerite Storm
United States
Local time: 03:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
propulsé en travers de


Explanation:
Le camion a été propulsé en travers des deux voies

Example sentence(s):
  • "Un camion est entré en collision avec un tracteur ce jeudi matin sur la ... qui s'est retrouvé propulsé en travers de la route de l'autre côté de la chaussée"

    https://larochesuryon.maville.com/actu/actudet_-l-herbergement.-rd-763-collision-entre-un-camion-et-un-tracteur_fil-3270702_actu.Htm
Cathy Rosamond
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
propulsé de de côté


Explanation:
''Forced'' ici a la meme valeur que ''powered'' qui peut etre traduit comme ''propulsé'' du fait que le texte parle d'une collision.

YANNICK JOEL Atambona
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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36 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
forcé de traverser les deux voies


Explanation:
a été forcé de traverser les deux voies de circulation

Rebecca Zandvliet
Tanzania
Local time: 11:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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