This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. English to French
  3. Transport / Transportation / Shipping

cross traffic

French translation: circulation transversale ?

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:cross traffic
French translation:circulation transversale ?
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

14:41 Nov 15, 2016
English to French translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: cross traffic
• The Rear View Camera System is not intended for
use during exstensive back-up maneuvers or backing into cross traffic or pedestrian walkways.
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 08:07
circulation transversale ?
Explanation:
Pas du tout mon domaine, mais c'est ce que semble utiliser Ford : http://www.fr.ford.be/AProposDeFord/Technologies/Aide-a-la-c...

Mazda parle de système d'alerte de trafic [= circulation en bon français ?] transversal arrière : http://www.guideautoweb.com/galeries/20153/mazda-i-activsens...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-11-15 15:52:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Toyaota : circulation transversale arrière : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4bY11TxuGU
Selected response from:

ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 14:07
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2circulation transversale ?
ph-b (X)
5 -1passages piétons
Merwyn


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
circulation transversale ?


Explanation:
Pas du tout mon domaine, mais c'est ce que semble utiliser Ford : http://www.fr.ford.be/AProposDeFord/Technologies/Aide-a-la-c...

Mazda parle de système d'alerte de trafic [= circulation en bon français ?] transversal arrière : http://www.guideautoweb.com/galeries/20153/mazda-i-activsens...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-11-15 15:52:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Toyaota : circulation transversale arrière : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4bY11TxuGU

ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Didier Fourcot: Pas pour reculer en présence de circulation perpendiculaire (mais est-ce bien prudent de reculer tout court dans ce cas?)
13 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  Tony M: One often does it, obviously waiting for an appropriate gap! But the angle of view is not sufficient for this purpose. This IS about 'cross path', as e.g. at a intersection.
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
neutral  Tatiana Ramputh: Circulation transversale refers to cross path as decribed in several car manufacturers website. Might be more related to intersections?
2 hrs
  -> Possibly - as I said, definitely not my field. Thanks.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
passages piétons


Explanation:
'cross traffic' c'est 'traverser le trafic routier/route' donc (si on part du principe qu'il n'y a pas encouragement d'infraction routière) 'passage piétons (ou passage à piétons)', puisque c'est sur eux que l'on est sensé passer pour traverser une route.

Dans la phrase, ça donne :
'backing into cross traffic or pedestrian walkways' = 'avancer à reculons(/reculer) sur les passages piétons ou voies piétonnes.'

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-11-15 16:10:06 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Après bien sur, une voiture n'étant pas sensé se trouver sur l'un ou l'autre, c'est à prendre en compte dans la phrase.

Merwyn
France
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in French Middle (ca.1400-1600)French Middle (ca.1400-1600)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: This is about vehicular traffic moving in a direction at 90° to the vehicle itself. / No, absolutely not! We would never refer to passing pedestrains as 'traffic'; the meaning in EN is perfectly clear, as ph-b has correctly said.
46 mins
  -> The sentence is written in order to protect the constuctor in case of accident with vehicules (exstensive back-up maneuvers) or people (backing into cross traffic or pedestrian walkways)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search