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l’accélération des travaux

English translation: (allows) work(s) to be expedited

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French term or phrase:l’accélération des travaux
English translation:(allows) work(s) to be expedited
Entered by: Nora Mahony

18:12 Jul 23, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
French term or phrase: l’accélération des travaux
[A new type of technology] 'permet l’accélération des travaux et la protection de l’environnement'.

I'm trying to find something a bit neater than 'allows work to be completed more quickly', but also, I'm not sure how to join it to the bit about the environment.

I understand that there's an implied 'while' here, but as it's not spelled out in the original, I hesitate to bring it out in the translation, i.e., 'allows work to be completed more quickly while protecting the environment'.

I'm also eager to maintain the formal (and slightly propagandistic!) tone of the original.
Nora Mahony
Ireland
Local time: 23:44
(allows) works to be expedited
Explanation:
Expedited is often used in the context of construction/engineering and note that "works" should be kept in the plural in this context.

"9 Mar 2009 ... allow the works to be expedited. 3.3. On the 29 th. April 2008, the Leadership Panel approved the proposal to keep the ..."
ww4.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/.../64E9310518E60031E0440003BA36093E

"In order to enable the works to be expedited and in view of the ongoing maintenance costs for the building that would be incurred if the work were delayed ..."
agendas.essexcc.gov.uk/ComadDocuments/Decision/.../CM15.doc
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 00:44
Grading comment
Many thanks – your links were helpful as well.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2speeds up the work
philgoddard
4 +1allows for quicker work and environmental protection
TesCor -
4 +1(allows) works to be expedited
B D Finch
4enables quicker work
Giovanni Giglio


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
speeds up the work


Explanation:
Your suggestion is fine too.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Yip, verb it. "Permet de" is just something they say because they use the "vague verb + noun" combination, it doesn't actually mean "allow". Possibly "HELPS speed up work and protect the environment".
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  George C.
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
allows for quicker work and environmental protection


Explanation:
...speeds up the work and protects the environment

TesCor -
Canada
Local time: 18:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): with your second sinking of teeth into the apple.
44 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(allows) works to be expedited


Explanation:
Expedited is often used in the context of construction/engineering and note that "works" should be kept in the plural in this context.

"9 Mar 2009 ... allow the works to be expedited. 3.3. On the 29 th. April 2008, the Leadership Panel approved the proposal to keep the ..."
ww4.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/.../64E9310518E60031E0440003BA36093E

"In order to enable the works to be expedited and in view of the ongoing maintenance costs for the building that would be incurred if the work were delayed ..."
agendas.essexcc.gov.uk/ComadDocuments/Decision/.../CM15.doc


Example sentence(s):
  • This procedure allows works to be expedited and the envoronment to be protected.
B D Finch
France
Local time: 00:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Many thanks – your links were helpful as well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  d_vachliot (X): I totally agree, esp. about the works in plural part.
27 days
  -> Thanks d_v
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
enables quicker work


Explanation:
... and environmental protection.
"makes for..." is another, though maybe less formal, option.

Giovanni Giglio
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
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