Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
lettres boîtiers (lumineuses)
English translation:
(illuminated) box letters
Added to glossary by
Philip Taylor
Apr 21, 2005 16:20
19 yrs ago
French term
lettres boîtiers
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
From a building site specifications doc for a shopping centre:
"ENSEIGNES
-Chiffrer la pose d'une enseigne uniquement: lettres boîtiers lumineuses".
I've a feeling this is something simple, but end-of-day brain freeze has set in and I can't seem to find a translation for it. Any help from colleagues whose mental functions are still operational greatly appreciated...
"ENSEIGNES
-Chiffrer la pose d'une enseigne uniquement: lettres boîtiers lumineuses".
I've a feeling this is something simple, but end-of-day brain freeze has set in and I can't seem to find a translation for it. Any help from colleagues whose mental functions are still operational greatly appreciated...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +3 | (illuminated) box letters |
Tony M
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| 5 | Channel Letters |
Steve Sutcliffe
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
lettres bo�tiers
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(illuminated) box letters
I'm not sure if that's the correct technical term, but if they're talking about an illuminated sign, I reckon it's a good bet it means those kind of letters that are lit by a fluorescent lamp inside them, and where each letter is a separate box-and-lamp assembly, instead of being part of one big illuinated sign box.
Get my drift?
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-04-21 16:29:50 GMT)
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Not many Google hits, but here\'s just one:
NCBP Minutes
...the signs on the Main Street side and the south elevation, which were to be externally illuminated, not internally illuminated box letters or box sign. ...
www.gonashua.com/Planning/ PlanningBoard/Minutes/2003/060503.htm
Splitting off \'illuminated\' gave a few more hits, including this one:
Outdoor Advertisements and Signs
... aluminium or stainless steel and must not be illuminated.
7. Illumination ... In some cases individual box letters internally lit may be acceptable. ...
www.hastings.gov.uk/local_plan/SPG4.pdf
Get my drift?
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-04-21 16:29:50 GMT)
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Not many Google hits, but here\'s just one:
NCBP Minutes
...the signs on the Main Street side and the south elevation, which were to be externally illuminated, not internally illuminated box letters or box sign. ...
www.gonashua.com/Planning/ PlanningBoard/Minutes/2003/060503.htm
Splitting off \'illuminated\' gave a few more hits, including this one:
Outdoor Advertisements and Signs
... aluminium or stainless steel and must not be illuminated.
7. Illumination ... In some cases individual box letters internally lit may be acceptable. ...
www.hastings.gov.uk/local_plan/SPG4.pdf
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great, thanks once again Dusty."
2729 days
Channel Letters
In signage this kind of 3D letter, illuminated from inside is called a Channel Letters in the trade.
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