Bâche

English translation: canvas

16:50 Mar 31, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
French term or phrase: Bâche
Exécution
Vous trouverez sur le FTP intranet les formats exécutés sous Indesign CS3:

-Simple page française et italienne
-Page double
-115x300 mm
-230x150 mm

-Affichage urbain 320x240cm
-Affichage urbain 120x176cm
-Bâche 400x1200cm
-Bâche 700x750cm
- Poster 60x80cm
Alessandro Miani
Local time: 16:46
English translation:canvas
Explanation:
Canvas in the largest sense of the term as it may in fact be made of a material other than canvas.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 16:46
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3banner
Daniel Weston
4lorry/truck curtain
B D Finch
3canvas
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
canvas


Explanation:
Canvas in the largest sense of the term as it may in fact be made of a material other than canvas.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 16:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
banner


Explanation:
Given the context, banner would fit

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/advertising_publ...


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Note added at 3 days23 hrs (2012-04-04 15:59:17 GMT)
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We call them banners in the US

http://www.google.com/search?q=truck banners&hl=en&prmd=imvn...

Daniel Weston
United States
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Letredenoblesse
14 hrs

agree  Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
17 hrs

agree  Parinama
1 day 18 hrs

neutral  B D Finch: Not those sizes, and a banner is a "banderole".
2 days 16 hrs
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2 days 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lorry/truck curtain


Explanation:
Not banners (look at the size of them) and, anyhow, a banner is a "banderole".

www.sfx-trailer-advertising.co.uk/
"Tension curtains, curtainsiders or digitally printed lorry curtains manufactured to the highest quality and finished with full impact digital print graphics."

www.channelcommercials.co.uk/signs.../truck-curtain-printin...
"Truck curtain printing in Kent at Channel Commercials, a commercial vehicle specialist with experience in truck and van graphics."

www.pyramidvisuals.co.uk/services/vehicle-branding/truck-gr...
"Truck Graphics, Wrap, Vehicle Livery, Event Buses, Curtain Side Truck Prints, Vehicle Branding, Trailer Decals, Train Graphics, Freight Media, Truck Advertising ..."

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Note added at 6 days (2012-04-07 09:37:14 GMT) Post-grading
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NB. They are generally no longer made of canvas, because canvas rots quite quickly when exposed to the weather and used to have to be treated with tar or some similar noxious substance to protect it.

www.impressionbache.com/bache/bache/74-bache-camion.html
"BACHE CAMION ★ La Bache Camion est plus épaisse que la bache standard.Acheter une bache type camion imprimée en numérique et en grand format ..."

www.la-bal.fr/impression-numerique/bache-pvc.htm
"IMPRESSION NUMERIQUE SUR PVC : BACHE TRES GRAND FORMAT : La toile pvc ajourée (grille) s'adapte idéalement à ces productions grandioses.

La pose s'en trouve facilitée et les prises au vent aténuées."

B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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