Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Départ de feu.
English translation:
fire outbreak
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Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
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Départ de feu.
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Context : a report on damages caused to equipments due to a fire.
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Context : a report on damages caused to equipments due to a fire.
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Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | outbreak of (the/a) fire |
Tony M
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| 4 +1 | the fire started |
Conor McAuley
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| 3 | the starting point of the fire |
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Proposed translations
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outbreak of (the/a) fire
I always find this one tricky!
A distinction is made in French between a 'départ de feu' and an 'incendie'; personally, I have never been able to find a satisfactory way of rendering this distinction, between a small fire starting in a restricted area that didn't get any worse, and an all-out blaze.
Sorry I can't come up with anything concrete, but maybe that will help you devise something that fits in your context.
You might just conceivably be able to use 'outbreak of fire' or 'fire outbreak', which I guess is the closest I've ever got...
A distinction is made in French between a 'départ de feu' and an 'incendie'; personally, I have never been able to find a satisfactory way of rendering this distinction, between a small fire starting in a restricted area that didn't get any worse, and an all-out blaze.
Sorry I can't come up with anything concrete, but maybe that will help you devise something that fits in your context.
You might just conceivably be able to use 'outbreak of fire' or 'fire outbreak', which I guess is the closest I've ever got...
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French term (edited):
D�part de feu.
the fire started
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French term (edited):
D�part de feu.
the starting point of the fire
ie where it originated. origin can also be the cause so don't think it's an ideal solution.
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1 Westprint Newsletter archives - Mojo Mail 2.7.1
The area of the camp was inspected and the starting point of the fire was found
to be the camp site belonging to the four people. ...
www.westprint.com.au/cgi-bin/newsletter/mojo.cgi?flavor=arc...
FireFightingNews.com - Fire and Rescue News
Although fire officials are tight-lipped about the cause and starting point of the fire, stores located in the north end of the plaza including a laundromat ...
www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=3717
Edinburgh in general - Review - Edinburgh City Fire News Update
The starting point of the fire is being made safe first before being looked at for evidence however, Fire brigade bosses have said that most of the evidence ...
travel.ciao.co.uk/Edinburgh_in_general__Review_5315166 - 43
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what context? none was visible
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Note added at 4 hrs 38 mins (2005-12-23 09:39:40 GMT)
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1 Westprint Newsletter archives - Mojo Mail 2.7.1
The area of the camp was inspected and the starting point of the fire was found
to be the camp site belonging to the four people. ...
www.westprint.com.au/cgi-bin/newsletter/mojo.cgi?flavor=arc...
FireFightingNews.com - Fire and Rescue News
Although fire officials are tight-lipped about the cause and starting point of the fire, stores located in the north end of the plaza including a laundromat ...
www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=3717
Edinburgh in general - Review - Edinburgh City Fire News Update
The starting point of the fire is being made safe first before being looked at for evidence however, Fire brigade bosses have said that most of the evidence ...
travel.ciao.co.uk/Edinburgh_in_general__Review_5315166 - 43
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