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couronnement béton

English translation: surround / support / frame

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French term or phrase:couronnement béton
English translation:surround / support / frame
Entered by: Rebecca Elliott

13:14 May 28, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
French term or phrase: couronnement béton
This is from a judgment relating to alleged infringement of a well-known mark. I'm having trouble with the technical terms in this sentence ("couronnement béton" and "plaque de fonte") as there is not much information to go on in the rest of the document as to what they refer to. Without stating the name of the company, their website shows that they manufacture, among other things, access covers/gratings and frames. Could these terms be referring to these?

- constater que la publicité diffusée une seule fois concernait le couronnement béton et que la plaque de fonte siglée XXX n’a jamais fait l’objet de la moindre critique,

Thank you
Rebecca Elliott
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:08
surround / support / frame
Explanation:
"Regard avec couronnement béton" here:
http://www.pil.fr/regard.html

It's the concrete surround around a manhole cover in this case.

Strictly speaking, "couronnement" refers to this part being the top of the manhole shaft or gulley shaft, or whatever. Of course it is also the support for the grille or manhole cover (which may or may not actually sit in a cast-iron frame bedded in the concrete), the surround around the manhole cover/grille, and/or the frame for same.


In-situ CONCRETE SURROUND to precast concrete manholes, except for side-entry manholes, is unnecessary other than for exceptional structural reasons such as ...
www.concretepipes.co.uk/documents/Section 4 - TECHNICAL INF...
[though I take it yours are precast concrete surrounds]

Manufacturers of steel perforated pipe, pressure pipe, precast concrete manhole cover, CONCRETE FRAME, polyethylene pipe, precast concrete manhole chamber, ...
realestate-construction.exportersindia.com/building-materials/manhole-covers.htm


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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-05-28 19:57:20 GMT)
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Make that "concrete s / s/ f"
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Bourth (X)
Local time: 12:08
Grading comment
Thank you. I opted for frame in this instance.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1concrete capping
kashew
4surround / support / frame
Bourth (X)
3concrete finish
Scott W


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
concrete finish


Explanation:
A suggestion. Some quick research upturned the following reference, which seems to endorse the term as current. In the absence of further context it seems to fit...

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MY-jzsfbEfAC&pg=PA240&lpg...

Scott W
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
concrete capping


Explanation:
* assuming its a surround to the cast-iron grating in question.

kashew
France
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chris collister: Seems most likely
12 mins
  -> Thanks CC.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
surround / support / frame


Explanation:
"Regard avec couronnement béton" here:
http://www.pil.fr/regard.html

It's the concrete surround around a manhole cover in this case.

Strictly speaking, "couronnement" refers to this part being the top of the manhole shaft or gulley shaft, or whatever. Of course it is also the support for the grille or manhole cover (which may or may not actually sit in a cast-iron frame bedded in the concrete), the surround around the manhole cover/grille, and/or the frame for same.


In-situ CONCRETE SURROUND to precast concrete manholes, except for side-entry manholes, is unnecessary other than for exceptional structural reasons such as ...
www.concretepipes.co.uk/documents/Section 4 - TECHNICAL INF...
[though I take it yours are precast concrete surrounds]

Manufacturers of steel perforated pipe, pressure pipe, precast concrete manhole cover, CONCRETE FRAME, polyethylene pipe, precast concrete manhole chamber, ...
realestate-construction.exportersindia.com/building-materials/manhole-covers.htm


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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-05-28 19:57:20 GMT)
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Make that "concrete s / s/ f"

Bourth (X)
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 190
Grading comment
Thank you. I opted for frame in this instance.
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