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béton de propriété

English translation: blinding concrete

19:38 Jul 17, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / concrete mix
French term or phrase: béton de propriété
an item in a list: "béton de propriété pour rigole"
Francis Marche
France
Local time: 06:21
English translation:blinding concrete
Explanation:
And it's "propreté".

It's the concrete you place directly against the earth to make the hole "neater" ("clean").

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-17 20:54:45 GMT)
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Blinding concrete ^ (Glossary / Construction Dictionary). A layer of dry lean concrete about 50 mm thick covering the bottom of an excavation, ...
www.theconstructionlibrary.com/index.php?option=com_search&...
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Bourth (X)
Local time: 06:21
Grading comment
Despite "propriété" being used more than twice in the document, I'll follow you, considering that "rigole" is the foundation trench here. Many thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3blinding concrete
Bourth (X)
3 +1finishing mortar
kashew
3 +1blinding concrete
Kalda


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
finishing mortar


Explanation:
Béton = concrete I know, but I doubt it's that here. More likely sand + cement or mortar.

kashew
France
Local time: 06:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 509

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche: Buona sera!
14 mins
  -> Buona sera!
agree  Mohamed Mehenoun
31 mins
disagree  asptech: It's concrete all right, but with a low cement content, and only intended as a "working floor" for the formwork and reinforcement of a foundation.
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
blinding concrete


Explanation:
And it's "propreté".

It's the concrete you place directly against the earth to make the hole "neater" ("clean").

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-17 20:54:45 GMT)
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Blinding concrete ^ (Glossary / Construction Dictionary). A layer of dry lean concrete about 50 mm thick covering the bottom of an excavation, ...
www.theconstructionlibrary.com/index.php?option=com_search&...

Bourth (X)
Local time: 06:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4135
Grading comment
Despite "propriété" being used more than twice in the document, I'll follow you, considering that "rigole" is the foundation trench here. Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  asptech
10 hrs
agree  kashew: I stand corrected: lean-mix concrete, OK.
11 hrs
agree  Jack Dunwell
12 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blinding concrete


Explanation:
Do you mean 'de propreté' or 'de propriété'? Provided answer id for 'de propreté'

Kalda
Congo, Democratic Republic
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Kalda, I don't really mean anything with my question, only passing on the phrase to potential answerers. The text reads "propriété". The document is from Togo. I value your answer.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Dunwell
12 hrs
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