Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
a reculé au chapitre du comportement routier
English translation:
the car\'s handling has gone downhill
Added to glossary by
NancyLynn
Mar 11, 2010 19:50
14 yrs ago
French term
a reculé au chapitre du comportement routier
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This is a comment entered by a survey respondent regarding his/her views on a certain brand of car. The other responses have to do with the car's appearance, so this comment threw me off.
[fabricant de voitures] a perdu la finesse, l'élégance et la fluidité de ses lignes et a reculé au chapitre du comportement routier. Vraiment je ne comprends pas la direction choisie...plaire aux américains?
[fabricant de voitures] a perdu la finesse, l'élégance et la fluidité de ses lignes et a reculé au chapitre du comportement routier. Vraiment je ne comprends pas la direction choisie...plaire aux américains?
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+3
1 hr
chris collister
France
France
Native in English
France
precision engineer, precision translator
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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18
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has taken a step backward in the handling department
an attempt at journalese....?
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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-03-12 08:29:41 GMT)
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Or you could try "handling has taken a nosedive"
or "a giant leap backwards for handling"
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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-03-12 08:29:41 GMT)
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Or you could try "handling has taken a nosedive"
or "a giant leap backwards for handling"
Peer comment(s):
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SJLD
: rolled downhill? Yeah - maybe rolled backwards - can't see a car stepping or leaping ;-)
38 mins
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forwards or backwards?//It's true that I mixed my metaphors: but what journalist doesn't?
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Bourth (X)
: Something with "taken a step back" was what I was about to say.
52 mins
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Thanks. I feel the flavour of the journalese has to be attempted at least
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Claire Nolan
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Although at first I thought my text too pedestrian for this particular turn (haha) I've decided that it is just perfect, esp. with the "downhill" - the car's handling has gone downhill might be the phrase to use. Thanks for the brainstorm - that's the true spirit of KudoZ!"
+6
9 mins
(As opposed to the previous models, the car's) handling has deteriorated considerably
comportement = handling
Peer comment(s):
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Lori Cirefice
12 mins
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Thank you.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: I think, this is the gist here
25 mins
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Thank you.
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Carol Gullidge
49 mins
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Thank you.
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kashew
: Without "considerably"
1 hr
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Thank you. I felt like it needed an intensifier in English, but maybe it doesn't.
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polyglot45
: and it handles less well than before
1 hr
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Thank you.
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Evans (X)
13 hrs
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Thank you.
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Specializes in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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53
declined in terms of road behavior
decreased/diminished/deteriorated
2 hrs
their performance on the road has deteriorated
...
2 hrs
has regressed in terms of performance
Hello,
That's how I would say.
That's how I would say.
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