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locates

French translation: localisation des installations souterraines

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English term or phrase:locates
French translation:localisation des installations souterraines
Entered by: Daniel Marquis

23:47 Jul 31, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology / mines, forages, etc.
English term or phrase: locates
Contexte : Drilling/borehole/excavations (sub-surface clearance, **locates**). J'ai déjà traduit partiellement :
Forage/trou de forage/excavations (sub-surface clearance, locates). Merci encore.
Daniel Marquis
localisation des conduites et câbles enterrés
Explanation:
"Utility Mark-outs
The surface marking of underground utilities and structures. There are public services (one call centers) that will mark out underground utilities on public right-of-ways and private locaters that will mark out utilities on private property. A nation-wide one call center director maybe found at"http://www.undergroundfocus.com/"

"1.Site visit (check for critical areas),
2. Schedule acquisition of permits and access agreements,
3. Schedule with the facility (utility locates, pavement cutting, drilling),"

http://www.ngwa.org/assets/2969d5d1805a4eabbd22a734ed4ac261/...
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 13:05
Grading comment
Merci. Cependant, j'ai plutôt retenu **installations souterraines**
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Summary of answers provided
4localisation des conduites et câbles enterrés
FX Fraipont (X)
3 -1travaux d'enfouissement
Sandy R


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
travaux d'enfouissement


Explanation:
Il s'agit des travaux d'enfouissement de câbles, buses etc.

Je ne sais pas si *locate* est un anglais académiquement correct mais à l'image de "invite" à la place d'invitation, ça semble avoir été largement adopté...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-08-01 03:16:24 GMT)
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Ou enfouissement tout court.


    Reference: http://jobs.usnews.com/a/all-jobs/list/q-Utility+Locate+Tech...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_location
Sandy R
Local time: 13:05
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in MalagasyMalagasy

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: I think you may be misinterpreting the refs. you are quoting, I feel quite sure this is not the meaning of 'locate' here
3 hrs
  -> You're right. That was a sloppy and hasty interpretation of the refs on my part...
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
localisation des conduites et câbles enterrés


Explanation:
"Utility Mark-outs
The surface marking of underground utilities and structures. There are public services (one call centers) that will mark out underground utilities on public right-of-ways and private locaters that will mark out utilities on private property. A nation-wide one call center director maybe found at"http://www.undergroundfocus.com/"

"1.Site visit (check for critical areas),
2. Schedule acquisition of permits and access agreements,
3. Schedule with the facility (utility locates, pavement cutting, drilling),"

http://www.ngwa.org/assets/2969d5d1805a4eabbd22a734ed4ac261/...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 13:05
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 150
Grading comment
Merci. Cependant, j'ai plutôt retenu **installations souterraines**

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: But it itsn't "the act of locating" so much as the facility that does the locating; I thought of 'localisateur', but that seems to have a specific other connotation. / Please see discussion area, where there is more room to discuss!
24 mins
  -> What about the fact that it is on the same footing as "clearance": "clearance AND locates", so to speak - So that would be "the locating of said cables and pipes". On top of it, my source mentions "locatERS", so this is more the activity than the people
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