Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
génie civil
English translation:
building structure
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TesCor -
Feb 7, 2005 13:12
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French term
génie civil
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Maintenance manual for a steel manufacturer.
In a list of special maintenance instructions, for
Fixation des pompes, the instruction is "Vérifier le serrage de boulons d'ancrage des pompes sur les châssis, ainsi que l'ancrage de ces châssis sur le génie civil.
What do they mean by génie civil here?
In a list of special maintenance instructions, for
Fixation des pompes, the instruction is "Vérifier le serrage de boulons d'ancrage des pompes sur les châssis, ainsi que l'ancrage de ces châssis sur le génie civil.
What do they mean by génie civil here?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | "building structure" |
Tony M
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| 5 +1 | civil works |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | structure |
Grzegorz Kurek
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Proposed translations
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"building structure"
I believe you'll find it refers to the structure of the building in which the plant is installed --- "civil engineering" in the broadest sense!
I've come across this a few times, and as far as I was ever able to tell from the context, it just seems to mean "anything that's basically in concrete..."!
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-02-07 13:34:17 GMT)
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Of course, as Gzregorz so rightly says, the word \'building\' in my suggestion is almost certainly redundant...
I've come across this a few times, and as far as I was ever able to tell from the context, it just seems to mean "anything that's basically in concrete..."!
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-02-07 13:34:17 GMT)
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Of course, as Gzregorz so rightly says, the word \'building\' in my suggestion is almost certainly redundant...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks Dusty"
8 mins
Grzegorz Kurek
Poland
Poland
Poland
Civil engineer, 20 yrs experience
Native in: Polish 
Works in: French to Polish, Polish to French, English to Polish, and 3 more.
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structure
dans ce contexte le génie civil veut dire que les châssis doivent encrés dans les éléments de structure, béton armé ou maçonnerie; - de façon plus général éléments de génie civil
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1 hr
civil works
Civil works, as opposed to electricals, plumbing, and, to some extent, in context, (minor) structural steelwork, etc. As Dusty says, it often refers above all (but not exclusively) to concrete
"In the trade" people are likely to say simply "civils".
The scope of the project included the installation of an oxygen plant, the furnace which was fitted with a water cooled charging door, a pit mounted ingot casting machine, civils, electrical supply and controls, refractory works and a complete fume extraction system including a 376 m2 Applied Filter Technology self build reverse Jet fabric filter
[http://www.applied-filter.com/Gunmetal Furnace.html]
"In the trade" people are likely to say simply "civils".
The scope of the project included the installation of an oxygen plant, the furnace which was fitted with a water cooled charging door, a pit mounted ingot casting machine, civils, electrical supply and controls, refractory works and a complete fume extraction system including a 376 m2 Applied Filter Technology self build reverse Jet fabric filter
[http://www.applied-filter.com/Gunmetal Furnace.html]
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