three-quarters

French translation: trois-quarts

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English term or phrase: three-quarters
French translation:trois-quarts
Entered by: Irène Guinez

11:00 May 27, 2016
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Safety / ROAD SAFETY
English term or phrase: three-quarters
Tyres must be free from cuts and other defects. Refer to a garage if concerned.

Tyres must have a tread depth of at least 1.6 mm across the central three-quarters of the breadth of the

tread and around the entire circumference.
Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 07:49
trois-quarts
Explanation:
Found the example here:

Les pneus doivent présenter une hauteur de sculpture minimum de 1,6 mm sur toute la circonférence et sur une bande centrale constituée des trois-quarts de la largeur du pneu.
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Olga Korlevic
Australia
Local time: 17:49
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5 +3trois-quarts
Olga Korlevic
3 +375% / les trois-quarts
Tony M


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
three-quarters
75% / les trois-quarts


Explanation:
Personally, I think it would be more natural in FR to express this as a %, but if not, we do also say 'trois-quarts' in FR too!

Tony M
France
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annie Rigler
1 hr
  -> Merci, Annie !

agree  Chakib Roula
2 hrs
  -> شكرا Chakib!

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
14 hrs
  -> Merci, J-C ! :-)
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
trois-quarts


Explanation:
Found the example here:

Les pneus doivent présenter une hauteur de sculpture minimum de 1,6 mm sur toute la circonférence et sur une bande centrale constituée des trois-quarts de la largeur du pneu.


    Reference: http://www.michelin.fr/pneus/decouvrir-partager/guide-dentre...
Olga Korlevic
Australia
Local time: 17:49
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annie Rigler
57 mins

agree  Chakib Roula
2 hrs

agree  Simon Mac
22 hrs
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