'Il existe des données provenant des Etats-Unis qui montrent que les tailles des portions ont augmenté pour la plupart de 200 ou 300 % sur les trois dernières décennies.' I would like to know what the 'pour la plupart de' means. Please no online translations. :)
2006-12-23 08:53:50 · 21 answers · asked by Jaze 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"There are some statistics originating from the USA which show that most share sizes have increased by 200 0r 300% over the last thirty years."
This is the correct interpretation of a sentence obviously written in business journalese. In this context "la plupart" (the larger part) is best translated as "most".
2006-12-24 07:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your text translated is roughly: Il? existing data coming from USA which is showing that the size of the portions has increased for the majority of 200 or 300 % over the last three decades, what the hell that means I dont know! Where dya get it from? The answer to your question is: 'for the majority of' I think, French a bit rusty!! Good luck in the search for your answer! All the best for Christmas xxxx
2006-12-23 09:15:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are statistics from the USA which show that the size of portions have, in the main, increased by 200 to 300 % over the last three decades.
2006-12-24 03:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means that:
You should stop littering the language section with this foul, farty, amphibious language, which is approximately "200 ou 300%" less useful than an old crusty baguette. There is one word which says all there is to say about zee French: 'merde' - oops pardon my French (such a bad language).
2006-12-23 17:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
pour la plupart means for the majority.
2006-12-23 08:57:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
looks like it says for the most part.
most is plus, and part im guessing is part, and so we can assume that plupart means 'most part' or 'majority' or something to that effect.
I'm doing GCSE french.
2006-12-23 09:02:00 · answer #6 · answered by andys 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means'why do most of the world hate us.Is it because we do not bathe much,smell of shi.t and smoke 300 hundred cigarettes a day,or is it because we think we're so intellectual and arty,when in reality we're a bunch of second world war shy gypos.Answers on a postcard please.
2006-12-23 11:51:07 · answer #7 · answered by Kojak 2. 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
for the most part/the majority
2006-12-23 09:01:21 · answer #8 · answered by Stephanie C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
for the greatest or most of 200 or 300% on the three last .......
2006-12-23 09:00:20 · answer #9 · answered by Pagan Man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Pour la plupart de" means "for the majority of" or "for the most part".
2006-12-23 08:57:09 · answer #10 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋