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Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

numero vert

anglais translation:

freephone number (UK) / toll-free number (US)

Added to glossary by Julia Gal
Oct 9, 2001 07:47
23 yrs ago
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français term

numero vert

Non-PRO français vers anglais Autre
I think this means a freephone or local call number - can anyone help?

Proposed translations

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freephone number

Yes, the English equivalent is 'freephone'.

Numéro azur is a local call rate number.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Marian Greenfield : Maybe that's British? in U.S. it's toll-free
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Yes, in the UK it's Freephone!
agree dmwray : for British equivalent
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agree mckinnc
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agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Yes for GB target readers
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks. Joanne."
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toll-free number

Like 800 and 888 numbers in the U.S.

See http://www-cad.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ellen/Stories/tele.html

<<Every call costs money except the "Numero vert" (green numbers, like 800 numbers in the US). Numero vert's usually begin with 06 or 05, if I remember correctly. >>
Peer comment(s):

agree dmwray : For U.S. audience
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agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : yes for US audience. In France they begin with 08..., O6 being the first two digits of a mobile number
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freephone

It's the first one. Equivalent to US 1-800 numbers.
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Free phone number

It's the equivalent of our (in US) 1-800 numbers, only used in France.
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Toll-free number

Telephone services, France
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Toll Free Number

N° Azur is a locally priced number
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toll free number

also
1-800 number

in North America, that is. We would not understand, I think, freephone.

regards

paola lm
Peer comment(s):

agree Gayle Wallimann
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toll free (US) freephone (UK)

So freephone is better, who ever heard of charging a toll for a call? It's not a bridge or a road for goodness sake...here's to plain English!
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