stopper

French translation: omnibus

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English term or phrase:stopper
French translation:omnibus
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

10:23 Oct 31, 2014
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: stopper
Hello

Does ''stopper'' correspond to ''stop'' or is it something else?
Stopper to London Bridge

thanks
it is still about a video game where you must drive a train in London.
emilie123
Local time: 12:33
omnibus
Explanation:
stopper train : stops at every station

"How many people are speaking English on rush hour trains ...
http://ampp3d.mirror.co.uk/.../live-how-many-people-are-spea...
Mar 3, 2014 - Here's what Nigel Farage said last week about a rush hour train journey ... “It was a stopper going out and we stopped at London Bridge, New ..."

"(Train) omnibus. Train qui dessert toutes les stations situées sur son parcours.
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/omnibus
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Belgium
Local time: 12:33
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Thanks for the information, good to know!!
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omnibus


Explanation:
stopper train : stops at every station

"How many people are speaking English on rush hour trains ...
http://ampp3d.mirror.co.uk/.../live-how-many-people-are-spea...
Mar 3, 2014 - Here's what Nigel Farage said last week about a rush hour train journey ... “It was a stopper going out and we stopped at London Bridge, New ..."

"(Train) omnibus. Train qui dessert toutes les stations situées sur son parcours.
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/omnibus

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:33
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Grading comment
Thanks for the information, good to know!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
1 hr
  -> merci!

agree  Tony M: How funny that in FR a 'train' can be called a 'bus'! But yes, that's the idea: it's like a local commuter train in France, compared to the 'Grandes Lignes' trains that only stop at major stations.
1 hr
  -> merci!

agree  Simon Mac
2 hrs
  -> Merci!

agree  Annie Rigler
5 hrs
  -> Merci!
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