Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 4, 2015 09:46
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English term
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Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
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berth
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Cycling
Voici quelques phrases pour le contexte (parcours cycliste) : "You’ll be cycling smooth paved roads, and on all but the major roads you won’t encounter much car traffic. And what you do will likely give you a wide berth. Expect the valleys to be flat or gently rolling, though the Chianti region comes with some difficult ascents, as do all approaches to hill towns, so be prepared."
Merci pour votre aide.
Merci pour votre aide.
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Jun 5, 2015 14:29: kashew Created KOG entry
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marge de manœuvre
When motorists see a bicycle or rickshaw, they recognize that it accords the occupants little structural protection and, therefore, they are most likely to give the bike or rickshaw a wide berth. mto.gov.on.ca
Quand les conducteurs voient une bicyclette ou un cyclopousse, ils savent que ces véhicules ne procurent que peu de protection structurelle à l'occupant et, par conséquent, leur donneront probablement beaucoup de marge de manœuvre. mto.gov.on.c
Quand les conducteurs voient une bicyclette ou un cyclopousse, ils savent que ces véhicules ne procurent que peu de protection structurelle à l'occupant et, par conséquent, leur donneront probablement beaucoup de marge de manœuvre. mto.gov.on.c
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: another way of saying it, works fine for this ST, but wouldn't work as a one-fit-all translation
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci"
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Linda Miranda
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Translator since 2013 /FR, ES, IT >PT-PT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: French to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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vous permettra d'éviter
Sug
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Note added at 6 minutos (2015-06-04 09:52:57 GMT)
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ou "d'échapper au trafic"
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Note added at 6 minutos (2015-06-04 09:53:27 GMT)
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http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/berth
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Note added at 6 minutos (2015-06-04 09:52:57 GMT)
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ou "d'échapper au trafic"
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Note added at 6 minutos (2015-06-04 09:53:27 GMT)
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http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/berth
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: it's the other way round: "passing traffic" is the one avoiding the cyclist
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1 hr
distance latérale
une suggestion...
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1 hr
English term (edited):
to give s.o. a wide berth
éviter / contourner à distance
here "berth" means nothing on its own;
it's part of the expression: "to give s.o. a wide berth"
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Compound Forms/Formes composées:
give a wide berth to [sb], give [sb] a wide berth v expr figurative
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(keep away from: [sb])
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éviter⇒ v tr
http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/berth
on an empty road, the traffic can easily "give a wide berth" to cyclists i.e. go around them while keeping a big distance
[IOW vehicles can avoid driving near cyclists]
it's part of the expression: "to give s.o. a wide berth"
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Compound Forms/Formes composées:
give a wide berth to [sb], give [sb] a wide berth v expr figurative
=
(keep away from: [sb])
=
éviter⇒ v tr
http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/berth
on an empty road, the traffic can easily "give a wide berth" to cyclists i.e. go around them while keeping a big distance
[IOW vehicles can avoid driving near cyclists]
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(dépasser avec) assez/suffisamment d'espace
Écart entre le cycliste et le véhicule motorisé lors du dépassement.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-06-04 11:33:04 GMT)
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? 'laisseront assez d'espace'
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-06-04 11:33:04 GMT)
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? 'laisseront assez d'espace'
Discussion
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"You’ll be cycling smooth paved roads, and on all but the major roads you won’t encounter much car traffic. And what you do [encounter = the traffic you'll encounter on less busy roads] will likely give you a wide berth.
the subject of the sentence is "what you do" [= what you do encounter = the traffic you'll encounter on less busy roads] i.e. the traffic/the cars, buses and lorries are avoiding the cyclists, not the other way round.