Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
la numérisation informatique en 3-D et l’impression en 3-D
English translation:
3D computer scanning / 3D printing
Added to glossary by
mediamatrix (X)
Sep 22, 2008 14:16
15 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
numérisation informatique en 3-D
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers (general)
sculpture casting
This is an artist speaking - an American, so it was originally in EN, if that makes any difference. She is talking about making life casts, here specifically of her head. I don't know enough about computer technology to be absolutely sure about the technique she is talking about. Someone suggests she use computer digitization, I presume. What confuses me is why she refers to it 'en 3-D' and then says "l'impression en 3-D" as well. I understand the impression to be the result of the casting, i.e. the cast head, but maybe I am missing some computerish meaning. Or is it just waffly reported speech? Please assist.
"Quelqu’un m’a suggéré d’utiliser la numérisation informatique en 3-D et l’impression en 3-D, ce qui me permettrait de faire un moulage de ma tête et de le réduire à la taille que je désirais."
"Quelqu’un m’a suggéré d’utiliser la numérisation informatique en 3-D et l’impression en 3-D, ce qui me permettrait de faire un moulage de ma tête et de le réduire à la taille que je désirais."
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | 3D computer scanning / 3D printing |
Jennifer Levey
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| 4 +1 | 3D software development/3D printing |
swanda
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Change log
Sep 23, 2008 07:58: Helen Shiner Created KOG entry
Sep 23, 2008 13:18: mediamatrix (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/882779">Helen Shiner's</a> old entry - "la numérisation informatique en 3-D et l’impression en 3-D"" to ""3D computer scanning / 3D printing""
Jun 2, 2011 17:43: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "assistance with sentence" to "numérisation informatique en 3-D "
Proposed translations
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18 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.
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French term (edited):
assistance with sentence
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3D computer scanning / 3D printing
You can translate the entire sentence literally.
3D scanning is a process a bit like 2D scanning used to scan flat documents, except that it also records data for the third dimension (relief).
3D printing can refer to several printing techniques that build up layers of 'ink' (usually with solid additives to give greater thickness to each successive layer) to recreate the relief of the original scanned object. There are other 'printing' techniques that work the other way - they start with a block of material and use a computer-controlled laser or other cutting device, driven by the 3D scanner data, to remove unwanted material and leave the 'printed' 3D replica.
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Note added at 20 mins (2008-09-22 14:37:09 GMT)
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This ref goes hand-in-hand with the link provided by swanda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_scanning
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-09-22 14:48:07 GMT)
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No, don't translate as 'prototype' (which is something rather specific) - just put the generic term '3D printing' and your translation will be just as clear (or vague) as the French :)
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Note added at 34 mins (2008-09-22 14:50:25 GMT)
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Quelqu’un m’a suggéré d’utiliser la numérisation informatique en 3-D et l’impression en 3-D
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Someone suggested I should try using 3D computer scanning and 3D printing ...
3D scanning is a process a bit like 2D scanning used to scan flat documents, except that it also records data for the third dimension (relief).
3D printing can refer to several printing techniques that build up layers of 'ink' (usually with solid additives to give greater thickness to each successive layer) to recreate the relief of the original scanned object. There are other 'printing' techniques that work the other way - they start with a block of material and use a computer-controlled laser or other cutting device, driven by the 3D scanner data, to remove unwanted material and leave the 'printed' 3D replica.
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Note added at 20 mins (2008-09-22 14:37:09 GMT)
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This ref goes hand-in-hand with the link provided by swanda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_scanning
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-09-22 14:48:07 GMT)
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No, don't translate as 'prototype' (which is something rather specific) - just put the generic term '3D printing' and your translation will be just as clear (or vague) as the French :)
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Note added at 34 mins (2008-09-22 14:50:25 GMT)
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Quelqu’un m’a suggéré d’utiliser la numérisation informatique en 3-D et l’impression en 3-D
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Someone suggested I should try using 3D computer scanning and 3D printing ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks very much for your help. I am still unclear about what exactly I should use to translate 'l'impression' here. Do I need to say 'prototype' as in the link given? Can you tell me what sounds natural, please? |
| Thank you so much. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to you both for the help, but particularly to mediamatrix for taking the time out to properly explain this to me."
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5 mins
French term (edited):
assistance with sentence
3D software development/3D printing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-09-22 14:35:00 GMT)
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answer to asker: yes, that's it
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-09-22 14:35:00 GMT)
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answer to asker: yes, that's it
Note from asker:
| So I should understand the 'impression' here to mean 'print' or 'print out'? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alain Pommet
: Agree with 3D printing, but software development is the development of software, I think you mean 3D modelling or such like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_modeling
10 mins
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thant's it, thanks Alain
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| neutral |
Martin Cassell
: absolutely not s/w development!
51 mins
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I stated afterwards "3D printing" is the right answer, IMO
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