Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ouvrage à péage
English translation:
toll facility
Added to glossary by
Amandine (X)
Sep 22, 2006 22:29
17 yrs ago
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French term
Amandine (X)
ouvrage à péage
French to English
Other
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Elle est également acceptée sur un grand nombre d'ouvrages à péages : Pont de Normandie, de l'Ile de Ré.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | toll facility |
Proelec
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| 3 +5 | structures suject to tolls |
Tony M
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| 4 +1 | toll bridge |
sarahl (X)
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| 4 | toll structure |
MatthewLaSon
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| 3 | toll bridges and structures |
Mpoma
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Change log
Sep 22, 2006 22:34: elysee changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Proposed translations
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toll facility
Official denomination, see :
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
Association des Sociétés Françaises d’Autoroutes et d’Ouvrages à Péage: is the Federation of French Motorway and Toll Facility Companies. ...
www.ibtta.org/Information/content.cfm?ItemNumber=756 - 52k - En cache - Pages similaires
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Note added at 5 Stunden (2006-09-23 04:14:46 GMT)
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Look at "AFSA" in the link.
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
Association des Sociétés Françaises d’Autoroutes et d’Ouvrages à Péage: is the Federation of French Motorway and Toll Facility Companies. ...
www.ibtta.org/Information/content.cfm?ItemNumber=756 - 52k - En cache - Pages similaires
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Note added at 5 Stunden (2006-09-23 04:14:46 GMT)
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Look at "AFSA" in the link.
Peer comment(s):
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Graham macLachlan
: neat!
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Many thanks for the comment.
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Tony M
: Good one!
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MatthewLaSon
: My favorite! "Toll structure" is also said.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for!"
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2 hrs
toll bridge
ouvrage meaning bridge in this case.
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: In the 2 examples listed, certainly... buit depending on the rest of the context, this MIGHT be over-interpreting
2 days 11 hrs
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just the way I read it, T.
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1 day 5 hrs
toll structure
Hello,
Any bridge, stretch of road, or tunnel subject to a toll fee is known as a "toll structure."
"Ouvrage" is a generic word for "structure." At any rate, it should remain non-specific or generic in French. Otherwise, translating this term into English by a specific structure subject to a toll fee would be an overtranslation. That just can't be done.
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2006-09-24 04:30:22 GMT)
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It should remain non-specific in English (it already is in French!).
Any bridge, stretch of road, or tunnel subject to a toll fee is known as a "toll structure."
"Ouvrage" is a generic word for "structure." At any rate, it should remain non-specific or generic in French. Otherwise, translating this term into English by a specific structure subject to a toll fee would be an overtranslation. That just can't be done.
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2006-09-24 04:30:22 GMT)
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It should remain non-specific in English (it already is in French!).
Reference:
http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=47
http://www.tiapei.pe.ca/newsletters.cfm?storyid=121&catid=45
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structures suject to tolls
In both the instances quoted, it's a question of bridges, so if this is always the case, you could just say 'toll bridges'
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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2006-09-25 12:47:10 GMT)
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Sorry, I just spotted my glaring typo above! That should of course be 'subject to tolls' !!! :-((
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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2006-09-25 12:47:10 GMT)
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Sorry, I just spotted my glaring typo above! That should of course be 'subject to tolls' !!! :-((
Peer comment(s):
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Hervé du Verle
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Merci, Hervé !
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Bourth (X)
: T(r?)oll bridges
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Thanks, Alex !
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Ian Davies
: Yes, I agree with Bourth - toll bridges sounds better
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Thanks, Ian! Oh yes, undoubtedly it SOUNDS better, just as so long as it IS in fact ACCURATE!
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Graham macLachlan
: if it does include roads: toll bridges and roads (I don't think we toll anything else)
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Thanks, Mac! I did wonder — certainly not in my personal experience, but who knows...? // And as Proelec has highlighted, there are also tunnels...
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Assimina Vavoula
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Efharisto, npapad!
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toll bridges and structures
(in the plural anyway)... this is the best way to put it in my view. Yes, bridges, but certain tunnels are "ouvrages à péage".
To future-proof, therefore, I think "toll bridges and structures" is better than "toll bridges and tunnels".
To future-proof, therefore, I think "toll bridges and structures" is better than "toll bridges and tunnels".
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