bord enrobé
English translation: asphalt strip (shoulder)
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|  Selected response from: Wolf Draeger South Africa Local time: 01:21 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | paved side |
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| 3 | paved edge |
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| 3 | kerb |
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| 3 | asphalt strip (shoulder) |
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| Enrobé/Asphalt + Bord/Bank(?) |
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6 mins confidence: 
paved edge Explanation: Du you really want to use "bank" in both cases? |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1paved side Explanation: you can use "slope" for talus www.terresaine-poitou-charentes.fr/Fiche-pratique-Trottoirs... http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrobé http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=713223 |
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3 hrs confidence:
kerb Explanation: if it is a pavement the protected edging is usually known as a kerb / curb. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2012-05-24 20:42:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- does this correspond to your map? does the 'troittoir' come to the edge of the road or is there a verge? kerbs - definition of kerbs by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ... www.thefreedictionary.com/kerbs - Traduire cette page (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a line of stone or concrete forming an edge between a pavement and a roadway, so that the pavement is some 15 cm above ... |
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7 days confidence:
asphalt strip (shoulder) Explanation: Agree with BD Finch's discussion entry (I'm sure we can all form a clear picture, but to find the right word...!). 1st web ref suggests shoulder as alternative to strip. 2ns web ref is an example of the term "asphalt strip" in use. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road) Reference: http://sidewalksofhuntington.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/danger... |
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Reference comments
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| Reference: Enrobé/Asphalt + Bord/Bank(?) Reference information: Perhaps a more detailed description of the development project will help to determine if "bord" is best translated as "bank", "slope", "kerb/curb" or even "embankment". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_(geography) Reference: http://www.enrobe.fr/enrobe Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalte#La_mise_en_.C5.93uvre |
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