Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
le circuit (golf)
English translation:
tour
French term
France
le circuit (golf)
- le seul circuit professionnel en France
- signe que notre circuit a atteint sa maturité et une vraie légitimité.
- un succès croissant en 2009 qui installe le circuit français dans l’élite européenne
- XXX a donc décidé en 2009 de reconduire ce circuit pour trois ans,
- l'organisation fédère depuis trois ans sur un même circuit la majorité des tournois professionnels
I've mostly translated it as "circuit", but wonder if I should use "competition" in some instances, as it is beginning to sound odd. It might be my fatigue though!
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Alex Desbons
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Proposed translations
tour
Most famous example is the PGA Tour.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-06-18 11:38:24 GMT)
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The "circuit européen" jsmcgregor talks about is called the "European tour" in English!!! I suppose you are talking about the Allianz Golf Tour and its name speaks for itself. ;)
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Joanne Archambault
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: "On the eve of the first round, a list of headline golfers from around the world line up for what is quickly becoming a must play event on the European Tour circuit." : http://ingolfwetrust.com/golf-central/CategoryView,category,...
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the European TOUR circuit! The title of this article is "the European Tour"! "Circuit" isn't used as a specifically golfing term here. It would have been the same if it were about tennis or formula one. I think this article shows "tour" is the right trans
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circuit
"The term "circuit" is often used to describe professional tournament golf in the pre-Tour era in any given region." : wikipedia en
"Le circuit européen de golf 2010 est le circuit européen de golf qui se déroule sur l'année 2010, elle se tient entre décembre 2009 et novembre 2010. L'évènement est organisé par une organisation de la PGA européenne dont la plupart des tournois se tiennent en Europe" : wikipedia fr
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-06-19 09:31:33 GMT)
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The original text:
- l'organisation fédère depuis trois ans sur un même *circuit* la majorité des *tournois* professionnels
Referance:
"As you probably know, the four historical *tournaments* (Bordeaux, Poitiers, Paris and Marseille) are now organized into an independent *circuit* and recorded in the PGA France official calendar. Other new *tournaments* should also join this tour, but there ... Surprise, you'll know more in a few weeks." -
http://www.franceprogolftour.com/uk/
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Lianne Wilson
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David Goward
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mimi 254
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Joanne Archambault
: not commonly used in the golf world...
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http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474...
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Alex Desbons
: I've been playing golf for 14 years and I'm positive the best and most common translation is "tour".
"Other new *tournaments* should also join this tour">>quoted from your own reference text
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a tour circuit = several tournaments or championships make up a tour circuit that golfers take part in to improve their rankings etc. e.g; Pro Am Circuit, PGA TOUR circuit. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100602/sp_nm/us_golf_pga_1
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Emma Paulay
: The English version of the reference is a translation from French - and not a great one.
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