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galet

English translation: galley

18:59 Oct 27, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / aircraft
French term or phrase: galet
This from a list of items to be included on board a military aircraft:
"...des sanitaires et un galet pour les operateurs".

Galley kitchen / wash basin???
Jeff Whittaker
United States
Local time: 04:11
English translation:galley
Explanation:
It is a possibility, examples can be found and there are no doubt others even if the standard English spelling is more frequent in French texts.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-27 20:11:01 GMT)
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And frequently follows sanitaires
eg here:
... les toilettes et les galleys
(cuisines) ...
Selected response from:

Jane Phillips
France
Local time: 10:11
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3galley
Jane Phillips
4Roller /a roller system
Daniel Chokote
2wash basin
Bashiqa


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Roller /a roller system


Explanation:
Rollers provide forward and rearward restraint for easy cargo loading and distribution and safe airdropping operations

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Note added at 32 mins (2014-10-27 19:32:28 GMT)
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Check this one too

http://militaryaircraft-airbusds.com/Aircraft/C212/C212About...


    Reference: http://www.conveyorsolutions.com/cargo-handling/
Daniel Chokote
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. I guess my brain was stuck on things that do with sanitaires...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jane Phillips: Surely it would have been put in the plural, or système de and it would be more for the cargo than the operatives?
12 mins
neutral  Bashiqa: Not likely in this context.
34 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
wash basin


Explanation:
Pinching Jane's idea. Can't see that roller system fits in with 'sanitaires', but of course may be wrong.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 10:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 173
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
galley


Explanation:
It is a possibility, examples can be found and there are no doubt others even if the standard English spelling is more frequent in French texts.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-27 20:11:01 GMT)
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And frequently follows sanitaires
eg here:
... les toilettes et les galleys
(cuisines) ...

Jane Phillips
France
Local time: 10:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: I've no doubt you're right. Ships and planes have 'galleys' where food is prepared. And the language and pronunciation of the aviation/airline industry (if not the spelling), is English.
28 mins
agree  philgoddard: Almost certainly.
2 hrs
agree  Duncan Moncrieff: "près d'un galet (lieu ou l'on prépare la restauration passagers)"..."qui est aussi une "galley" pour nos voisins over the channel" (http://bit.ly/1wacGoy), also http://bit.ly/1v8VAmK
13 hrs
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