Sep 20, 2006 21:06
17 yrs ago
French term
Atteint 15 kg pour I .30m
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
Fisheries
"Atteint 15 kg pour I .30m"
or similarly: "Pèse environ 8 kg pour 0,80 cm"
The context is a list of fish, their size, weight, spawning characteristics etc.
I am assuming the I.30m is a typo for 1.3m. I know this is the weight and length a fish can reach, but I'm looking for the correct terminology. In the second example, it's easier to paraphrase:
"Weighs around 8 kg and can grow to 0.8 cm". The first is harder:
"Reaches 15 kg for (a length of) 1.3 m".
I've googled various options and get only a handful of hits for each one. These are just bullet points, so I just need a concise phrase, but less clumsy than my attempts. It's one of those awful phrases that you barely glance at as you read through, as it sounds so simple, and when you try to translate it, suddenly anything sounds odd.
or similarly: "Pèse environ 8 kg pour 0,80 cm"
The context is a list of fish, their size, weight, spawning characteristics etc.
I am assuming the I.30m is a typo for 1.3m. I know this is the weight and length a fish can reach, but I'm looking for the correct terminology. In the second example, it's easier to paraphrase:
"Weighs around 8 kg and can grow to 0.8 cm". The first is harder:
"Reaches 15 kg for (a length of) 1.3 m".
I've googled various options and get only a handful of hits for each one. These are just bullet points, so I just need a concise phrase, but less clumsy than my attempts. It's one of those awful phrases that you barely glance at as you read through, as it sounds so simple, and when you try to translate it, suddenly anything sounds odd.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | and |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 +2 | (Weighs) up to 15 kg and (measures up to) 130 cm in length |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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| 4 | a specimen 1.3 m long can weigh up to 15 kg |
Graham macLachlan
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Change log
Sep 21, 2006 08:05: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Proposed translations
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7 mins
Selected
and
Reaches x kg and y metres.
Short and sweet.
Or if a shark, big and nasty.
Short and sweet.
Or if a shark, big and nasty.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Kept it short and sweet in line with the French. Thanks everyone."
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1 hr
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
(Weighs) up to 15 kg and (measures up to) 130 cm in length
Another suggested way of turning this
7 hrs
a specimen 1.3 m long can weigh up to 15 kg
a 1.3 m long (metre-long) fish can weigh up to 15 kg
15 kg and 1.3 m
this is a fishy site : http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/search.php
15 kg and 1.3 m
this is a fishy site : http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/search.php
Discussion
Note that in French we tend to say "un mètre cinquante" for "one point five meters" and consequently we always write 1.50m