Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Bon fonctionnement du chantier
English translation:
smooth running of a work site
Added to glossary by
Deriche (X)
Oct 13, 2004 11:04
20 yrs ago
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French term
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Bon fonctionnement du chantier
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Business/Commerce (general)
matériel nécessaire au bon fonctionnement du chantier
Thanks you in advance for answering my questions
Thanks you in advance for answering my questions
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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27 mins
Selected
smooth-running of building site
bon fonctionnement: smooth-running
chantier: building site.
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In the case of usine, I would rather use plant, as in this case it is a plant for chemicals.
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Note added at 7 hrs 44 mins (2004-10-13 18:49:26 GMT)
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Chantier in this case could simply be a depot.
chantier: building site.
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Note added at 2 hrs 1 min (2004-10-13 13:06:46 GMT)
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In the case of usine, I would rather use plant, as in this case it is a plant for chemicals.
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Note added at 7 hrs 44 mins (2004-10-13 18:49:26 GMT)
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Chantier in this case could simply be a depot.
Peer comment(s):
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Enza Longo
9 mins
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Thanks Enzalo!
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Tony M
: Without having the complete sentence, this one gets my vote
35 mins
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Thanks Dusty!
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Marie O.
: Complètement d'accord!
39 mins
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Thanks Marie!
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David Goward
: "smooth running" should not be hyphenated, IMO, and a "chantier" is not necessarily a "*building* site"
44 mins
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writeaway
: if it's a building site. 100% confidence leaves no room for doubt but how can one be 100% sure?
50 mins
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Bourth (X)
: As D.G. says, "chantier" here does not mean "site".
1 hr
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: do you think this is a building site?
1 day 1 hr
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It seems to me that it is a work site or depot for chemicals
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much and thank you too all - 3 answers were very close.
I had not provided additional context before you answered, but as you saw later it was clear that it meant the "smooth running of a work site"
chantier de l'intervention de nettoyage et démantèlement dans une usine"
4 mins
Steven Mertens
Specializes in field
12 years in financial sector
Native in: Flemish 
, Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 4 more.
material needed for a well-functioning workfloor
just an idea
Steven
Steven
+1
28 mins
(equipment) necessary to keep the site running smoothly
the old thing about English using verbs more than nouns
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Note added at 2004-10-13 14:39:17 (GMT)
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equipment necessary FOR A SMOOTH OPERATION
given your explanation, I know think this would be a better solution.
It\'s all right for those who come along when the others have broken the back of the thing!
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Note added at 2004-10-14 06:08:36 (GMT)
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I NOW think !
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Note added at 2004-10-13 14:39:17 (GMT)
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equipment necessary FOR A SMOOTH OPERATION
given your explanation, I know think this would be a better solution.
It\'s all right for those who come along when the others have broken the back of the thing!
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Note added at 2004-10-14 06:08:36 (GMT)
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I NOW think !
Peer comment(s):
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suezen
22 mins
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Tony M
: Couldn't garee more --- except that, depending on the surrounding context, the verb 'keep' might not work...
35 mins
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true - but out of context the best one can offer is an educated guess
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Bourth (X)
: Don't like "site" here - though the more I think about it, the more I think it COULD be said, however unnatural it sounds to MY ears.
1 hr
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well, it was the only "neutral" option I could think of without more context
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+2
1 hr
effective operation of the worksite
material required for the effective operation of the worksite
+1
1 hr
smooth running of the site
"matériel nécessaire au bon fonctionnement du chantier".
material needed for a smooth running of the site.
material needed for a smooth running of the site.
Peer comment(s):
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Monica Sandor
: find this the best formulation - if site is not general enough to include this kind of factory, then "... of the shop floor" or "workplace"
44 mins
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2 hrs
smooth running of the works
Equipment required for the (decommissioning/decontamination) works to proceed smoothly/troublefree/without holdups/without difficulties.
In its primary sense a "chantier" is indeed a work site, but by extension it refers to the work (works) carried out on that site.
In its primary sense a "chantier" is indeed a work site, but by extension it refers to the work (works) carried out on that site.
+1
2 hrs
for the work to be carried out/for the work to be done/for the job to be performed properly
the heck with the chantier-it's a team that arrive to clean up, non? :-)
Peer comment(s):
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Ines26
: that is the case here, for what I understood, "chantier" being the actual work and not the place
4 hrs
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2 hrs
Robert Frankling
Native in English
BA in Translation/Dipl
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
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equipment needed for effective site [demolition and] clean-up
this is about demolition and clean up, is it not?
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Note added at 2 hrs 54 mins (2004-10-13 13:59:15 GMT)
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FINAL: equipment for an effective site-clean [process].....
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THAT IS THE IDEA
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Note added at 2 hrs 55 mins (2004-10-13 14:00:32 GMT)
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FINAL: equipment for an effective site-clean [process].....
bon fonctionnement= the process of demolition and clean up
THAT IS THE IDEA
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