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1 Volume measurement
For pints, gallons, litres etc. ⇒ Capacity measurement.Note that French has a comma where English has a decimal point.1 cu in= 16,38 cm31 cu ft= 0,03 m31 cu yd= 0,76 m3There are three ways of saying 16,38 cm3, and other measurements like it: seize virgule trente-huit centimètres cubes or (less formally) seize centimètres cubes virgule trente-huit or seize centimètres cubes trente-huit. For more details on how to say numbers ⇒ Numbers.what is its volume?= quel est son volume?its volume is 200 cubic metres= ça fait 200 mètres cubesit’s 200 cubic metres= ça fait 200 mètres cubesit’s one metre by two metres by three metres= ça mesure un mètre sur deux mètres sur trois mètressold by the cubic metre= vendu au mètre cubeA has a greater volume than B= le volume de A est supérieur à celui de BB has a smaller volume than A= le volume de B est inférieur à celui de ANote the use of de in this construction.there are a million cubic centimetres in a cubic metre= il y a un million de centimètres cubes dans un mètre cubea million cubic centimetres make one cubic metre= un million de centimètres cubes font un mètre cubeNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a 200-cubic-metre tank= un réservoir de 200 mètres cubes -
2 sale
sale [seɪl]1. noun• they are having a sale in aid of the blind on organise une vente (de charité) en faveur des aveugles► for sale• "for sale" « à vendre »• "not for sale" « cet article n'est pas à vendre »• our house is up for sale notre maison est en vente► on sale (British = being sold) en vente ; (US = on special offer) en promotion2. compounds• his sales pitch was persuasive il a très bien vanté le produit ► sales rep (inf), sales representative noun VRP m* * *[seɪl] 1.1) ( selling) vente fon sale — GB en vente; US en solde
to go on sale — GB être mis en vente; US être mis en solde
in the sale(s) — GB
on sale — US en solde
3) ( by salesman) vente f2.sales plural noun1) ( amount sold) ventes fpl2) ( career) commerce m3) ( department) service m des ventes4) ( event)the sales — les soldes fpl
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3 Capacity measurement
British liquid measurements20 fl oz = 0,57l (litre)1 qt = 1,13l* (litres)1 pt = 0,57l1 gal = 4,54l* There are three ways of saying 1,13l, and other measurements like it: un virgule treize litres, or (less formally) un litre virgule treize, or un litre treize. For more details on how to say numbers ⇒ Numbers.American liquid measurements16 fl oz = 0,47l1 qt = 0,94l1 pt = 0,47l1 gal = 3,78lPhraseswhat does the tank hold?= combien le réservoir contient-il?what’s its capacity?= quelle est sa contenance?it’s 200 litres= il fait 200 litresits capacity is 200 litres= il fait 200 litresmy car does 28 miles to the gallon= ma voiture fait dix litres aux cent† or ma voiture fait du dix litres aux centthey use 20,000 litres a day= ils utilisent 20000 litres par jour† Note that the French calculate petrol consumption in litres per 100 km. To convert miles per gallon to litres per 100 km and vice versa simply divide the factor 280 by theknown figure.A holds more than B= A contient plus que BB holds less than A= B contient moins que AA has a greater capacity than B= A a une plus grande contenance que BB has a smaller capacity than A= B a une moins grande contenance que AA and B have the same capacity= A et B ont la même contenance20 litres of wine= 20 litres de vinit’s sold by the litre= cela se vend au litreNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a 200-litre tank= un réservoir de 200 litres
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