Apr 7, 2005 05:11
19 yrs ago
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French term

au neutre

French to English Other Tourism & Travel
...produit de 30 à 50 % moins de monoxyde de carbone qu’un moteur quatre-temps similaire. Au neutre, cette réduction est encore plus importante : les émissions sont de 50 à 100 fois moindre...
Proposed translations (English)
2 +6 in neutral
3 +6 (when) idling
4 +1 au point mort

Proposed translations

+6
3 mins
Selected

in neutral

Peer comment(s):

agree emiledgar
1 hr
agree Mark Edmundson : "Whilst in neutral"
2 hrs
agree David Goward
4 hrs
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
9 hrs
agree Terry Gwenn
12 hrs
agree Patrice
14 hrs
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+6
1 hr

(when) idling

Nick's right, but I think in context 'idling' is more likely.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nick Somers (X) : Good thinking, Digby
9 mins
agree Kate Hudson (X)
15 mins
agree sarahl (X)
30 mins
agree Michele Fauble
40 mins
agree David Goward
3 hrs
agree KNielsen
18 hrs
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+1
2 hrs

au point mort

Au neutre sounds like a French transposition of the English "in neutral".
In France, one says "au point mort"
Peer comment(s):

agree David Goward
2 hrs
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