Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

40/10eme [pierre précieuse]

English translation:

4 carat

Added to glossary by Tony M
Apr 18, 2017 16:05
7 yrs ago
French term

grenat rond de 40/10eme

French to English Other Mining & Minerals / Gems
Hello colleagues,

Here is the following link:

https://www.milligram.fr/fr/e-shop/67-bague-in-the-air-or-ja...

The issue isn't the translation of the gem but rather the 40/10ème. I believe it refers to the Total Carat Weight, but is anyone sure of how to correctly convert / precise measurement for this?

Thank you for any help you may be able to provide!
Proposed translations (English)
3 4 carat
Change log

Apr 22, 2017 13:33: Tony M Created KOG entry

Discussion

Chopkins (asker) Apr 18, 2017:
I think my pending conclusion is the same as yours ;-)...TBC.
Tony M Apr 18, 2017:
@ Asker I'm quite sure it is referring to the carat weight of the garnet stone, even if this way of expressing it is not widely used
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Chopkins (asker) Apr 18, 2017:
Hi Tony,

Always a pleasure to see you on Proz.

I did research previously, but no other sites seem to implement 40/10eme. It is plausible to have 4 carat garnets, but curious know if this term is the actual measurement that should be applied...or if it is referring to something else that I/we am/are not aware of.

I don't have any problems opening the link but I'll repost:

https://www.milligram.fr/fr/e-shop/67-bague-in-the-air-or-ja...
Tony M Apr 18, 2017:
@ Asker In all such cases, 40/10èmes means 40 tenths, i.e. 4 whole ones.

However, not being a specialist in the field, I couldn't tell you if a 4-carat garnet is even plausible! Note that gold is expressed in 1000èmes, so 750/1000èmes = 18-carat gold. Don't know if that is in any way relevant here!

By the way, don't know if it's just me, but I couldn't get your link above to open for me.

Well yes, apparently you can get rings with 4-carat garnets, so it sounds plausible after all.

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): 40/10ème
Selected

4 carat

A standard way of expressing fractions in certain specific fields.


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Here is one site that mentions 100ths in connection with carats:

Guide sur le Poids en Carat des Diamants - Zoara

www.zoara.fr › Diamants

Un carat égal 100 points; par conséquent, on peut se référer à un diamant de 0.25 carat comme à un diamant de 25 points. 0.25 .... 4.00 ct / 400 points / 4 carats.

I'm sure the same holds true for other precious stones.
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