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people-powered

French translation: activités non motorisées

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:people-powered
French translation:activités non motorisées
Entered by: TB CommuniCAT

13:00 Jun 14, 2016
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Section - About us
English term or phrase: people-powered
Bonjour,

Comment traduire people-powered s.v.p?

Our people-powered activities include hiking, snowshoeing and skiing on our 12 kms of private trails, or a longer excursion on the Sentier de l’Estrie, towards Lac Mohawk,

Merci d'avance!
TB CommuniCAT
Canada
Local time: 10:18
activités non motorisées
Explanation:
une suggestion..
Selected response from:

florence metzger
Local time: 16:18
Grading comment
Client said this is sufficient for him. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4activités non motorisées
florence metzger
4 +3activités physqiues
FX Fraipont (X)
5puisées para l'énergie humaine
papier
4activités où on puise sa propre énergie
Marcombes (X)


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
activités non motorisées


Explanation:
une suggestion..

florence metzger
Local time: 16:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 67
Grading comment
Client said this is sufficient for him. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: c'est du français...
3 mins
  -> merci
agree  Marion Hallouet
43 mins
  -> merci
agree  mchd
4 hrs
  -> merci
agree  AllegroTrans
5 hrs
  -> merci
neutral  Sheila Wilson: Is that sufficiently accurate? How about horses, gliders etc? They don't have engines/motors, but they aren't people-powered either
1 day 1 hr
neutral  papier: same comment as Sheila's
3 days 12 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
activités physqiues


Explanation:
par opposition aux sports mécaniques

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Note added at 25 mins (2016-06-14 13:25:21 GMT)
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as in ministère de l'éducation nationale en France

"Centres de vacances et de loisirs - Ministère de l'éducation nationale
http://www.education.gouv.fr › ... › n°31 du 28 août 2003 - sommaire
Conseils pour l’organisation de la pratique de certaines activités physiques en centres de vacances et centres de loisirs sans hébergement
les sports aériens et les sports mécaniques, le tir à l’arc ;

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Note added at 36 mins (2016-06-14 13:36:57 GMT)
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physiques

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 16:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 328

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yoann Peyron: +1 pour "activités physiques"
5 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  Florian AUDRAIN
22 mins
  -> merci!
agree  Annie Rigler
2 hrs
  -> merci!
neutral  papier: activités physiques des animaux aussi?
3 days 12 hrs
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3 days 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
puisées para l'énergie humaine


Explanation:
des activités puisées par l'énergie humaine incluent...

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Note added at 3 dias12 horas (2016-06-18 01:37:26 GMT)
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Sorry about the typo: puisées par l'énergie humaine

papier
Brazil
Local time: 11:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activités où on puise sa propre énergie


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 4 jours (2016-06-18 20:25:28 GMT)
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Avec l'augmentation du trafic et de la pollution en ville, on redécouvre les vertus des transports à « énergie humaine ».

"Activités à énergie humaine"

Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  papier: except that it means HUMAN energy, not provided by animals or engines
2 days 15 hrs
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