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détails au 1/50ème

English translation: to a scale of 1:50

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French term or phrase:détails au 1/50ème
English translation:to a scale of 1:50
Entered by: Imogen Hancock

08:53 Jul 9, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
French term or phrase: détails au 1/50ème
THis is quite a broad question about how to translate numbers/scales of this type
Here are some examples from the architectural contrcat I am translating:
"Details au 1/50ème"
"Plans des différents niveaux, coupes, élévations de l'ouvrage à l'echelle de 1/100ème"
In both these examples should I translate it as "with a scale of 1/50" "with a scale of 1/100"
Sadly I was hopeless at maths at school
Imogen Hancock
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:28
to a scale of 1:50
Explanation:
"Existing elevations (e.g. at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100). – Existing floor plans (e.g. at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100). – Existing site survey plan (e.g. at a ..."
sharepoint.bromley.gov.uk/Public%20Docs/06-DC-1504-App1.doc

"26 Jun 2003 ... In other words, if a map has a scale of 1:50 000 then a distance of ... Map series that use metric units commonly have a scale of 1:50 000 ..."
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1035118 -
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:28
Grading comment
many thanks
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4 +4to a scale of 1:50
B D Finch
5details with the scale of 1/50 (one to fifty)
Joana Guedes


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
"details au 1/50ème"
to a scale of 1:50


Explanation:
"Existing elevations (e.g. at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100). – Existing floor plans (e.g. at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100). – Existing site survey plan (e.g. at a ..."
sharepoint.bromley.gov.uk/Public%20Docs/06-DC-1504-App1.doc

"26 Jun 2003 ... In other words, if a map has a scale of 1:50 000 then a distance of ... Map series that use metric units commonly have a scale of 1:50 000 ..."
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1035118 -

B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 163
Grading comment
many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Colin Rowe: Yes, ":", not "/".
1 hr
  -> Thanks Colin
agree  Terry Richards: you can also say "1/50th scale" but this method is more common
1 hr
  -> Thanks Terry
agree  Bourth (X): With colons.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Bourth.
agree  axies
19 hrs
  -> Thanks manuel
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"details au 1/50ème"
details with the scale of 1/50 (one to fifty)


Explanation:
Means that one unit measured at the drawing corresponds to 50 units measured at the site.

I call your attention for the units. If it´s a construction and european details, the units are measured in centemeters. Beaware that centimeters must be conversed to inches if the project read or built at the U.K., for exemple.
If it´s a metalurgic plan, the units are always in milimeters.

Greetings

Joana Guedes
Local time: 06:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: No conversion to inches for the UK - we haven't used inches for this sort of tech. application for donkey's years.
1 hr
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