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a coach party

French translation: groupe voyageant en autocar

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English term or phrase:a coach party
French translation:groupe voyageant en autocar
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

10:18 Feb 23, 2017
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Terms & Conditions
English term or phrase: a coach party
foot passengers and passengers who are in a coach party can only carry personal grooming products in their luggage.
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 18:50
groupe voyageant en autocar
Explanation:
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Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 00:50
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7groupe voyageant en autocar
Marcombes (X)
4 -1passagers voyageant en autocar
Paolo Dagonnier
3un car de touristes
ormiston


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
groupe voyageant en autocar


Explanation:
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Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
3 mins
  -> merci
agree  writeaway
13 mins
  -> merci
agree  Chakib Roula
39 mins
  -> merci
agree  Daryo
1 hr
  -> merci
agree  AllegroTrans
2 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Nicolas Loisel
5 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Irène Guinez
22 hrs
  -> merci
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
passagers voyageant en autocar


Explanation:
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Paolo Dagonnier
Belgium
Local time: 00:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: a party = groupe
5 mins
neutral  Tony M: Agree with W/A: this would include random individuals who just happen to be travelling by coach, but not in an organized 'party' as such.
8 mins
disagree  AllegroTrans: doesn't translate party and effectively suggests that every coach has a 'coach party' on board
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
un car de touristes


Explanation:
Is what I often hear

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-02-23 15:54:20 GMT)
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But not appropriate here!

ormiston
Local time: 00:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: sounds like a "coach full of tourists" (but is that a "coach party"? - i.e. an organised party)
7 hrs
  -> see my own reservation above!
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