Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Roundabout
French translation:
rond-point
English term
Runabout
Qu'est-ce qu'un « runabout » dans ce contexte?
Merci!
| 4 +4 | rond-point |
Françoise Vogel
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| 3 +3 | rond-point |
florence metzger
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| 4 | carrefour à sens giratoire |
GGruia
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| 3 +1 | cabriolet |
patrickfor
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Feb 13, 2014 07:45: Françoise Vogel changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/852338">Arnold T.'s</a> old entry - "Runabout"" to ""rond-point""
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Proposed translations
"la langue révérée" ...
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to Italian, and 1 more.
rond-point
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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-02-10 19:10:07 GMT)
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woops!!
la question était tellement concise que je crois qu'elle nous a induits en erreur...
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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2014-02-13 07:47:26 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci (je corrige donc le glossaire: "roundabout"; laisser "runabout" ne ferait que diffuser une faute de frappe)
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florence metzger
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;-)
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Proelec
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surtout si c'est "roundabout" ;-)
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mchd
40 mins
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merci !
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Christian Fournier
1 hr
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merci !
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rond-point
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mchd
40 mins
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merci
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Antoine Dequidt
2 hrs
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merci
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GILLES MEUNIER
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merci
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carrefour à sens giratoire
www.maif.fr/.../circuler-sur-rond-point.html
Les routes de France comptent près de 30 000 carrefours giratoires. ... du Code de la route : "Tout conducteur abordant un carrefour à sens giratoire est tenu, ...
France
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English
cabriolet
Donc je présume qu'un de ces véhicules a eu un accident sur un rond-point
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Françoise Vogel
: oui, si c'est un runabout dans le contexte d'un roundabout (et non pas un seul et même mot)
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Discussion
C'est un mystère pour moi :-)
Collision on a Roundabouts who is Liable
roundabout accidents and injury claimsI would say that 95% of the accident claims we see which involve a roundabout are caused by people who are in the wrong lane or are changing lanes. The Highway Code stipulates that you should take note and act on all the information available to you when approaching a roundabout. This includes traffic signs, traffic lights and lane markings which direct you into the correct lane. Therefore you should be checking the lane markings and signage to ensure you are positioned correctly for your exit.