Oct 2, 2002 09:53
21 yrs ago
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French term
piste
French to English
Tech/Engineering
refers to road construction. What does piste mean in the context of the following phrase:
Terrassement pour création de routes, avec ou sans enrobés et pistes
It also appears in the text as piste en latérite
Terrassement pour création de routes, avec ou sans enrobés et pistes
It also appears in the text as piste en latérite
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | shoulder |
Clair Pickworth
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5 | track, feeder, feeder road, or road (with a qualifier) |
Bourth (X)
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4 | track, dirt (erath) road |
Francis MARC
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3 | lanes |
mckinnc
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Proposed translations
58 mins
Selected
shoulder
Haven't found your term exactly but for what it's worth the granddictionnaire.com gives the following:
piste latérale à la voie = roadbed shoulder
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Note added at 2002-10-02 12:02:47 (GMT)
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would tie in with the idea of \'hard shoulder\' as used in British English
piste latérale à la voie = roadbed shoulder
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Note added at 2002-10-02 12:02:47 (GMT)
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would tie in with the idea of \'hard shoulder\' as used in British English
Reference:
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Comment: "many thanks"
2 mins
lanes
maybe
29 mins
track, dirt (erath) road
Références TERMIUM :
Domaine(s)
– Road Construction
Domaine(s)
– Construction des voies de
circulation
dirt road
earth road
accommodation road
chemin de terre
chemin en terre
piste routière
piste
route en terre
Domaine(s)
– Road Construction
Domaine(s)
– Construction des voies de
circulation
track
piste
Domaine(s)
– Road Construction
Domaine(s)
– Construction des voies de
circulation
dirt road
earth road
accommodation road
chemin de terre
chemin en terre
piste routière
piste
route en terre
Domaine(s)
– Road Construction
Domaine(s)
– Construction des voies de
circulation
track
piste
2 days 4 hrs
track, feeder, feeder road, or road (with a qualifier)
Try a little punctuation, with an extra comma :
Terrassement pour création de routes, avec ou sans enrobés*,* et pistes
The French clearly distinguish routes" from "pistes". The difference in English is less clear - earth roads, gravel roads, metalled roads, unsealed roads, etc. can all be "pistes".
A/c to one of my clients :Feeder road/track (unclassified). A feeder road ranks below asphalt roads and 2nd class earth roads (in the African context).
Terrassement pour création de routes, avec ou sans enrobés*,* et pistes
The French clearly distinguish routes" from "pistes". The difference in English is less clear - earth roads, gravel roads, metalled roads, unsealed roads, etc. can all be "pistes".
A/c to one of my clients :Feeder road/track (unclassified). A feeder road ranks below asphalt roads and 2nd class earth roads (in the African context).
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