Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
conducteur d'élite
English translation:
outstanding driver
Added to glossary by
Ana Maria Sousa (X)
Oct 2, 2005 15:49
19 yrs ago
French term
Ana Maria Sousa (X)
conducteur d'élite
French to English
Other
Military / Defense
certificat de conducteur d'elite est decerne au xxxx qui en qualite de conducteur militaire e vehicle a totalise 6000 km sans accident
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | outstanding driver |
Besmir (X)
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| 4 | ... |
Allan Jeffs
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Change log
Oct 2, 2005 18:02: JCEC changed "Term asked" from "conducteur d\'elite" to "conducteur d\'�lite"
Proposed translations
15 mins
French term (edited):
conducteur d'elite
Selected
outstanding driver
"Outstanding driver certificate is awarded to XXX who, in capacity of a driver of a military vehicle, drove 6000 km without a single accident."
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Note added at 30 mins (2005-10-02 16:19:36 GMT)
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Or, which is much better "XXX is awarded..."
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Note added at 41 mins (2005-10-02 16:30:38 GMT)
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And here are couple of links hat I found although they are referring to the outstanding civilian drivers:
http://www.behlenmfg.com/bworld-winter03/bmctrans.htm
And this is what they have to do in order to get the award:
http://www.wvmotortruck.org/TDC.htm
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Note added at 30 mins (2005-10-02 16:19:36 GMT)
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Or, which is much better "XXX is awarded..."
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Note added at 41 mins (2005-10-02 16:30:38 GMT)
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And here are couple of links hat I found although they are referring to the outstanding civilian drivers:
http://www.behlenmfg.com/bworld-winter03/bmctrans.htm
And this is what they have to do in order to get the award:
http://www.wvmotortruck.org/TDC.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
15 hrs
French term (edited):
conducteur d'�lite
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Some options:
"top class driver"
"first rate driver"
"top flight driver"
but why not just keep "elite driver"
All have references in a military context. A quick Google search will confirm.
"top class driver"
"first rate driver"
"top flight driver"
but why not just keep "elite driver"
All have references in a military context. A quick Google search will confirm.
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