Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
aire étanche
English translation:
sealed area
Added to glossary by
Catherine Dauvergne-Newman
Nov 20, 2006 09:59
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French term
aire étanche
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Petroleum Eng/Sci
pour les déchets dangereux liquides, un stockage séparé sous abris, sur une ***aire étanche*** et formant rétention en cas de fuite ou de déversement
Merci d'avance !
Merci d'avance !
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | leakproof area |
cjohnstone
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| 4 | watertight surface |
Ian Wrentmore
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Proposed translations
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cjohnstone
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leakproof area
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-11-20 10:11:29 GMT)
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or something like safety enclosure or confinement area, but confinement is maybe too nuclear power industry
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-11-20 10:11:29 GMT)
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or something like safety enclosure or confinement area, but confinement is maybe too nuclear power industry
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Ian Wrentmore
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watertight surface
Describes an impermeable surface.
However, 'aire' may also refer to a 'site', but this does not flow as well as 'watertight surface' (please excuse the pun!)
However, 'aire' may also refer to a 'site', but this does not flow as well as 'watertight surface' (please excuse the pun!)
Reference:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rs416/papers/loft_poster.pdf
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~job/Papers/kolluri-2003-SWS.pdf
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