This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. French to English
  3. Engineering: Industrial

L’innovation des constructeurs

English translation: innovation in construction

14:34 Feb 2, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / Industrial
French term or phrase: L’innovation des constructeurs
dans le cadre de réalisation des projet industriel complexes en utilisant la charpente metalique.
AkretcheFazia
United States
Local time: 11:58
English translation:innovation in construction
Explanation:
Innovation in Construction: Forum 2013
Selected response from:

Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Local time: 12:58
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1innovation in construction
Lorraine Dubuc
4creating or finding new methods by builders
narasimha (X)
4innovation by building contractors
B D Finch
4The builders' inventiveness
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)


  

Answers


41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
creating or finding new methods by builders


Explanation:
The creation of new methods of construction by builders for the execution of an industrial project using metallic structure.

narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 22:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
innovation by building contractors


Explanation:
The "constructeurs" will be "building contractors", rather than independent local artisans, as the context is "des projet [sic] industriel complexes".


B D Finch
France
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 86
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
innovation in construction


Explanation:
Innovation in Construction: Forum 2013

Example sentence(s):
  • 'Innovation in Construction: Forum 2013 will focus on how to innovatively address challenges facing industrial and civil construction in Alberta today--and how to boost competitiveness and productivity in the process. '

    https://events.gobigevent.com/events-web-public/event/start/254;jsessionid=XuFgXUvi7AeWi8WeQV7EM1p6?0
Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Local time: 12:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: How does that fit with "des constructeurs" in the source text?// Much, even most, innovation in construction emanates from architects, engineers and the prefabrication industry.
8 mins
  -> well en construction who else but constructeurs are building?
agree  chris collister: Why not? In my (very limited) experience, innovation comes not from architects (who want the impossible), nor from the very conservative building industry, but from indpendent engineers
58 mins
  -> Thank you, I appreciate!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The builders' inventiveness


Explanation:
OR
the inventiveness of the builers who ....

Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
Local time: 12:58
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search