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Can you make a translation into French for transport?

If you spare a few moments to this test you'll know what you're worth.

Test prepared by michel CHARPENTIER (2-trans.com)

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TEST 1 - VOCABULARY Here are several words most frequently used in road, sea, rail or air transport. What's the French for them?
1 - Tautliner a - surbaissé b - ensemble routier c - rideaux coulissants d - savoyarde	2 - Tarpaulin a - soute b - bâche c - imperméable d - couverture
3 - Swapbody a - caisse mobile b - corps d'échange c - boîte ferroviaire d - carrosserie de rail	4 - Stevedore a - armateur b - dégroupeur c - acconier d - transitaire
5 - Gantry crane a - chariot cavalier b - frontal c - chariot élévateur d - portique	6 - Bonded warehouse a - casemate de rétention b - poste frontière c - hangar surveillé d - entrepôt sous douane
7 - Wide bodied aircraft a - avion à hélices b - avion large c - gros porteur d - avion lourd
TEST 2 - STRUCTURE Vocabulary is all very fine. However, sentences have to be written out to link these words together. Here's a typical bunch:
8 - Voici Luc. Il est dans son bureau, près d'une jeune femme qui s'appelle Axelle. En ce moment, ils __________ à leur bureau. a - travaux b - travaille c - travail d - travaillent	9 - Tous les jours, ils remplissent des documents de transport. Luc __________ tous les formulaires. a - terminait b - est terminé c - a terminé d - a terminés
10 - __________ une bonne vingtaine dans son tiroir. a - Il en y a b - Il a c - Il y en a d - Là sont	11 - Il __________ le temps d'en faire d'autres ce soir. a - n'a plus b - n'a peu c - a pas d - n'a moins
12 - Il __________ au service d'un transitaire depuis sept ans. a - est b - a été c - sera d - a eu	13 - En principe Luc finit à 6 heures, mais hier il __________ un problème. a - a eu b - a été c - avais d - aura
14 - Il remplissait un connaissement lorsque le téléphone sonna. C'était un de ses clients qui était __________ que d'habitude. a - moins colère b - mieux en colère c - plus en colère d - en colère	15 - Il était sans nouvelles de sa marchandise __________ plusieurs jours. Voilà pourquoi Luc a tellement de travail aujourd'hui. a - il y a b - pendant c - au cours de d - depuis
TEST 3 - COMPREHENSION You have just received the following remarks (word to be translated is underlined). What happened to the goods?
16 - Cartons auréolés a - torn b - wet c - soaked d - watermarked	17 - Fûts en coulage a - leaking b - spilling out c - holed d - empty
18 - Un sac de jute éventré a - holed b - missing c - stained d - ripped	19 - Porcelaine ébréchée a - cracked b - chipped c - smashed d - pierced
20 - Deux caisses à claire voie fouillées a - fractured b - pilfered c - broken d - empty

WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS:
20	Congratulations, you are both a native and a transport specialist! You do not need assistance, you can manage all right on your own.
13-19	You are pretty conversant with French for transport; however a number of mistakes need to be avoided. Every now and then you will need some advice from a transport specialised translator.
8-12	You do make mistakes that sometimes may prove severe. You'd better call for the services of a translator specialised in transport on a regular basis.
0-7	Sorry, but your knowledge of French (or of transport) is not up to scratch. You are advised to systematically call for the services of a translator specialised in transport.


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ASSIGNMENT for all questions: Out of the 4 answers to choose from, only one is right. So click one radio button only. Once the test over, click on the RESULT button at the bottom of the page to see your score. Keep going!

ASSIGNMENT for all questions:
Out of the 4 answers to choose from, only one is right. So click one radio button only.
Once the test over, click on the RESULT button at the bottom of the page to see your score.

Keep going!