Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
determiner
English translation:
establish
Added to glossary by
mediamatrix (X)
May 15, 2011 14:54
13 yrs ago
French term
determiner
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
land survey
Etant donné que le canevas secondaire est utilisé pour les auscultations, c'est le Maître d’Ouvrage qui définit, fait mettre, détermine et maintient le canevas secondaire.
My draft trans: Given that the secondary network shall be used for monitoring surveys, the Owner shall define, install, determine and maintain the secondary net.
My draft trans: Given that the secondary network shall be used for monitoring surveys, the Owner shall define, install, determine and maintain the secondary net.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | establish |
Jennifer Levey
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| 3 | draw up |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Change log
May 20, 2011 12:42: mediamatrix (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
23 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
189
Selected
establish
My reading - logical 3rd step in the sequence:
- defining how the job will be done
- putting the chosen mechanism in place
- entering the initial data = establishing the secondary reference grid
- maintaining/updating it
- defining how the job will be done
- putting the chosen mechanism in place
- entering the initial data = establishing the secondary reference grid
- maintaining/updating it
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
6 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
50
draw up
Another shot.
This text of yours seems to have some ordinary words which are sometimes some of the most difficult. After a few years in the job, we all get suspicious about "orindary" words taking on technical meaning in a particular context! They are some of the hardest to get right...!
This text of yours seems to have some ordinary words which are sometimes some of the most difficult. After a few years in the job, we all get suspicious about "orindary" words taking on technical meaning in a particular context! They are some of the hardest to get right...!
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