Feb 20, 2008 13:53
16 yrs ago
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French term
merlon
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Article about quarrying company's activities
Re the company's environmental protection activities, context:
"L'impact paysager de l'extraction a été limité par la création d'écrans (merlons, végétation, ...) et par un plan d'extraction adapté.
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la création d'un merlon antibruit, négociée avec la commune, ..."
Nothing in Proz glossaries. Thanks in advance for help. Urgent, again ...
"L'impact paysager de l'extraction a été limité par la création d'écrans (merlons, végétation, ...) et par un plan d'extraction adapté.
...
la création d'un merlon antibruit, négociée avec la commune, ..."
Nothing in Proz glossaries. Thanks in advance for help. Urgent, again ...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | bund |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | berm |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 2 +1 | sound barrier / noise reducing barrier/wall |
Charlotte Allen
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| 3 | barrier |
Anne de Freyman (X)
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Proposed translations
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bund
A bund is an earthen embankment for a variety of possible purposes. A noise bund obvious serves to abate noise, and may or may not have a wall or fence along the top, or other acoustic abatement devices on its slopes, etc.
above left: A NOISE BUND shortly after construction. It has been grassed and planted, ... above right: A noise bund with mature plant growth. ...
www.marthamine.co.nz/sound.html (with photos)
At Bramham, the following mitigation is proposed: a 3m high, 300m long NOISE BUND/barrier on thecurrent southbound off-slip (which will be closed); ...
www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5533.aspx
above left: A NOISE BUND shortly after construction. It has been grassed and planted, ... above right: A noise bund with mature plant growth. ...
www.marthamine.co.nz/sound.html (with photos)
At Bramham, the following mitigation is proposed: a 3m high, 300m long NOISE BUND/barrier on thecurrent southbound off-slip (which will be closed); ...
www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5533.aspx
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I discovered that "merlon" exists in English as part of the fortifications of a castle, fort, etc., but "Bund" is probably better in a modern context."
9 mins
Dolores Vázquez
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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29
berm
An option.
Note from asker:
| Thank you |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Bourth (X)
: Except possibly in special contexts, a berm might be part of a bund or embankment, i.e. a level section to break up the slope, for vehicle access, if inclined, etc.
2 hrs
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+1
11 mins
Charlotte Allen
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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55
sound barrier / noise reducing barrier/wall
These can take the form of mounds or banks of earth, or be made from pre-formed concrete blocks over which vegetation can be encouraged to grow, or yet again can be concrete or wooden fences which 'bounce back' the sound. In the absence of any definite indication as to which form these 'merlons' will take, you may want to use the more vague 'sound barrier'. Otherwise, just use 'walls' or 'barriers' on their own, or with 'noise reducing'.
Note from asker:
| Thank you |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
23 mins
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| neutral |
rkillings
: "sound barrier" is (or used to be) so closely associated with Mach 1 that it's worth avoiding. Prefer "acoustic barrier" or "noise barrier".
6 hrs
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11 mins
barrier
There may be other terms, but that's what merlons are. "merlon antibruit" is a "noise reduction barrier". Can be made of various things, including earth.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
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