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main‐d'œuvre d'exécution

English translation: construction labour/workforce

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French term or phrase:main‐d'œuvre d'exécution
English translation:construction labour/workforce
Entered by: B D Finch

13:42 Feb 12, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: main‐d'œuvre d'exécution
French standard clauses "norme" for construction contracts.

"- soit sur la base de justifications détaillées : pour les frais de la main‐d'œuvre d'exécution, les attachements devront indiquer le temps passé ainsi que le nom et la qualification de l'ouvrier ;"

"construction labour"? "construction personnel"? "building workers"?
Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:39
construction labour/workforce
Explanation:
You need to include the word "construction", as not all labour involved in a project will be directly employed on the construction phase.

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Note added at 48 mins (2020-02-12 14:30:30 GMT)
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On the other hand, "building workers" is a bit too colloquial and also limited, as it would tend to exclude e.g. those employed on groundworks.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 07:39
Grading comment
Thanks... yes, I had the same sort of thoughts about the alternatives
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2construction labour/workforce
B D Finch
4 +1workforce
Bashiqa


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
workforce


Explanation:
another idea

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 173

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Thomas Miles: Yes, but I think adding something like "construction" or "... in the execution phase" would work even better.
26 mins
agree  Ben Gaia
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
construction labour/workforce


Explanation:
You need to include the word "construction", as not all labour involved in a project will be directly employed on the construction phase.

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Note added at 48 mins (2020-02-12 14:30:30 GMT)
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On the other hand, "building workers" is a bit too colloquial and also limited, as it would tend to exclude e.g. those employed on groundworks.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 07:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 915
Grading comment
Thanks... yes, I had the same sort of thoughts about the alternatives

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SafeTex: Completely agree. "Construction" is essential here
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Yolanda Broad
1 day 3 hrs
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