Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
merlon central
English translation:
central merlon
Added to glossary by
Bashiqa
Mar 28, 2017 13:12
7 yrs ago
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French term
merlon central
French to English
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Construction / Civil Engineering
Geology
Context:
Amorçage du forage par la benne à câble : excavation des 2 premières passes sur la hauteur des terrains tendres et excavation des premiers mètres du merlon central.
Some sort of sloping banking perhaps?
Suggestions please.
TIA Chris.
Amorçage du forage par la benne à câble : excavation des 2 premières passes sur la hauteur des terrains tendres et excavation des premiers mètres du merlon central.
Some sort of sloping banking perhaps?
Suggestions please.
TIA Chris.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | central merlon |
Giuseppe Donnangelo
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| 3 | central dyke/barrier/mound |
B D Finch
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Proposed translations
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Related KudoZ points
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central merlon
central merlon
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Note added at 28 mins (2017-03-28 13:41:37 GMT)
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https://books.google.ie/books?id=Yp8SBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA796&lpg=P...
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Note added at 28 mins (2017-03-28 13:41:37 GMT)
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https://books.google.ie/books?id=Yp8SBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA796&lpg=P...
Note from asker:
| Can you give me any references for this please? |
| Thank you. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
1 day 3 hrs
central dyke/barrier/mound
Without more context, I don't know which of those alternatives would fit.
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Note added at 8 days (2017-04-06 10:21:21 GMT) Post-grading
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@Asker
That book seems to have been written by Jean-Paul Kurtz (a former engineer with SNCF, I believe). His Dictionary of Civil Engineering - English-French also gives some examples of the use of "merlon" in English https://goo.gl/z6blF8 . However, though his dictionary can be useful, his English is not really good enough, as you will see if you scan some of the entries. It's a shame that he didn't work in collaboration with an engineer who was a native-speaker of English.
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Note added at 8 days (2017-04-06 11:28:56 GMT) Post-grading
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I'd accept an endorsement from Bourth more readily than one from J-PK.
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Note added at 8 days (2017-04-06 10:21:21 GMT) Post-grading
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@Asker
That book seems to have been written by Jean-Paul Kurtz (a former engineer with SNCF, I believe). His Dictionary of Civil Engineering - English-French also gives some examples of the use of "merlon" in English https://goo.gl/z6blF8 . However, though his dictionary can be useful, his English is not really good enough, as you will see if you scan some of the entries. It's a shame that he didn't work in collaboration with an engineer who was a native-speaker of English.
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Note added at 8 days (2017-04-06 11:28:56 GMT) Post-grading
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I'd accept an endorsement from Bourth more readily than one from J-PK.
Note from asker:
| Merlon does exist. Found it in a book about Medieval houses. Have a good day, Chris. |
| Yes, I know it is old and not entirely convincing but our old friend Bourth was quite happy with merlon, pity he no onger contributes. |
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