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Read all instructions before lighting.

French translation: Lisez toutes les instructions avant l'allumage

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English term or phrase:Read all instructions before lighting.
French translation:Lisez toutes les instructions avant l'allumage
Entered by: Hacene

18:25 Oct 25, 2004
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Read all instructions before lighting.
instructions for a grill...
Bill Horton
Lisez toutes les instructions avant l'allumage
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Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:12
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4 +9Lisez toutes les instructions avant l'allumage
Hacene
5 +2Bien lire les instructions avant d'allumer
mohamed Bennis


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
read all instructions before lighting.
Lisez toutes les instructions avant l'allumage


Explanation:
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Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
read all instructions before lighting.
Bien lire les instructions avant d'allumer


Explanation:
allumer (action volontaire)paraît plus approprié que l'allumage qui est impersonnel.

mohamed Bennis
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  writeaway: yes, the infinitive is what is normally used in written instructions: "Lire les instructions avant d'allumer l'appareil. ...dev.obatadesign.com/clients/ Empire/manuals/superb/GRILL.PDF"
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agree  Oana Apetrei
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