donner des cours aux arts et à l'industrie

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French term or phrase: donner des cours aux arts et à l'industrie
I am translating a text from English into Dutch. The client has provided the French original for comparison.

The French sentence of my query reads:

En 1824, à Lille, Frédéric Kuhlmann commence à donner des cours de chimie appliquée aux arts et à l’industrie.

The English translation reads:

In 1824, in Lille, Frédéric Kuhlmann began teaching applied chemistry for industry and the arts.

I have no idea what 'the arts' refers to here and apparently my knowledge of French is too limited for the French text to be helpful.

Many thanks for your thoughts and ideas!
sindy cremer


Summary of answers provided
4The arts
Conor Jarrett
4Technical and industrial applications of chemistry
B D Finch
Summary of reference entries provided
Pour information
mchd
hth, fwiw
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donner des cours aux arts et à l\'industrie
The arts


Explanation:
For me, this translation is fine. In English, you can simply say 'the arts', referring to the general area of cultivating artistic activity. You say 'the' because there is only one (area - arts).

Unless, somewhere else in the text, there is a reference to some specific group of arts. If not, 'the arts' is fine as it is.

Conor Jarrett
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1 day 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chimie appliquée aux arts et à l’industrie
Technical and industrial applications of chemistry


Explanation:
As others have pointed out, "arts", in this context, means technology. For instance, "ouvrages d'art" means "engineered structures", not "works of art". Also, note that I have corrected your source term above.

https://www.eiffageinfrastructures.com/ouvrages-dart
En matière d'ouvrages d'art, Eiffage Génie Civil est à l'origine des plus importantes références françaises à l'instar du viaduc de Millau, du pont de Normandie, ...

https://books.google.fr/books?id=eD4rAAAAYAAJ
1988 - ‎Chemists
The atomic nucleus, physical and chemical manifestations of nuclear mass, Devices ... Applications of radioactivity in analytical chemistry, Tracers in the study of the ... applications of isotopic tracers, Technological and industrial applications.

https://ccs.ucsb.edu/courses/.../industrial-applications-che...
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY- STUDENT LED COLLOQUIM. Major. Chemistry & Biochemistry. Quarter. Fall. Year. 2018. Course Number.

https://www.uwo.ca/chem/undergraduate/docs/outlines/3330f.pd...
Course Description: Industrial applications of chemistry including a survey of the chemical industry and its principal products; mass and energy balances as ...

B D Finch
France
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Reference comments


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Reference: Pour information

Reference information:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Kuhlmann

mchd
France
Native speaker of: French
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Asker: Many thanks for your help.


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Reference: hth, fwiw

Reference information:
From mchd's helpful reference:

Pionnier de l'application des sciences aux arts industriels dès 1823, il fonde les établissements Kuhlmann, l'un des principaux groupes industriels chimiques français du xixe siècle et qui deviendra « Péchiney-Ugine-Kuhlmann » au xxe siècle.

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Industrial arts
DescriptionIndustrial arts is an educational program which features fabrication of objects in wood or metal using a variety of hand, power, or machine tools. It may include small engine repair and automobile maintenance, and all programs usually cover technical drawing as part of the curricula.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_arts

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