It should shift some units.

French translation: ça devrait bien se vendre

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English term or phrase:It should shift some units.
French translation:ça devrait bien se vendre
Entered by: Sylvia Rochonnat

17:10 Sep 13, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / media vocabulary
English term or phrase: It should shift some units.
Il s'agit du lancement d'un tube, dont on s'attend à ce qu'il ait un immense succès.
sophie Azuelos
Local time: 20:09
ça devrait bien se vendre
Explanation:
"In September of this year, Pogo realized it had sold almost none of its sticks, so in a transparent attempt to shift some units, it marked the price down to $20 and branded it as iPhone 3G compatible."
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Sylvia Rochonnat
France
Local time: 20:09
Grading comment
Merci pour la citation, très éclairante.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4Ça devrait faire un carton !
Stéphanie Bellumat
4 +2Il devrait s'en vendre un paquet / ca devrait cartonner
Lodeve Trans
3ça devrait partir comme des petits pains
FX Fraipont (X)
3ça devrait bien se vendre
Sylvia Rochonnat
3il devrait faire un tabac
polyglot45


  

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it should shift some units.
ça devrait partir comme des petits pains


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it should shift some units.
ça devrait bien se vendre


Explanation:
"In September of this year, Pogo realized it had sold almost none of its sticks, so in a transparent attempt to shift some units, it marked the price down to $20 and branded it as iPhone 3G compatible."


    Reference: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/tag/junk/page/2/
Sylvia Rochonnat
France
Local time: 20:09
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Merci pour la citation, très éclairante.
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it should shift some units.
il devrait faire un tabac


Explanation:
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polyglot45
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
it should shift some units.
Ça devrait faire un carton !


Explanation:
Voilà un Cd qui devrait faire un carton dès ça sortie! Des rythmes endiablés qui vont mettre le feux au pistes de dance l'été prochain et tout l'hiver!
A écouter...

http://www.amazon.fr/review/RILSD0BHV4SRO


Stéphanie Bellumat
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILOU
7 hrs
  -> Merci, Gilles !

agree  AnneMarieG: oui, à part les fautes é-nor-mes de la citation !!
12 hrs
  -> Oui, elles sont vraiment é-nor-mes !!

agree  mimi 254
13 hrs
  -> Merci !

agree  George C.
23 hrs
  -> Merci, Solarstone !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it should shift some units.
Il devrait s'en vendre un paquet / ca devrait cartonner


Explanation:
Plusieurs choix sont possibles, tout dépend de l'approche que vous souhaitez prendre par rapport à cette traduction.

Lodeve Trans
Local time: 19:09
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mimi 254: ça devrait cartonner!
13 hrs

agree  George C.
23 hrs
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