croisé

English translation: (criss-)crossed

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French term or phrase:	croisé
English translation:	(criss-)crossed
Entered by:	Thomas Miles

07:50 Jul 30, 2019

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / pallets

French term or phrase: croisé

This is the instruction manual for a pallet loader. The introduction explains the fundamentals of forming a solid pallet, with one point being that:

"La palettée est constituée par un système de palettisation croisé ou par plusieurs schémas alternés, afin d’augmenter la stabilité de la charge palettisée."

One possible meaning of "croisé" in this context could be that of "rimes croisées" (verses of poetry with alternate rhyme, therefore "alternating") but this is already stated as the other layout option.

I am therefore contemplating the second possibility, drawn from biology, of "hybrid".

This is the only occurence of "croisé" in the text.

Do let me know if my reasoning is wrong.

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Thomas Miles KudoZ activity Questions: 124 (8 open) (23 closed without grading) Answers: 121 France
Local time: 03:07

Crossed, criss-crossed

Explanation:
Hi, I think that this is referring to the layout of the of the pallets that make up the stack of pallets on the loader

I think it is saying that the pallet stack is made up of crossing/criss-crossing panels or an alternating pattern of panels/pallets in order to strengthen/increase the stability of the pallet load. PdPdPd <--- like this instead of PPPPPP

So instead of putting all the pallets on the loader in the same direction, alternate the direction of the pallets so that it forms a stronger and more stable load, less likely to fall or break or go wrong.

Selected response from:

Victoria Monk
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:07

Grading comment

Thanks Victoria.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Crossed, criss-crossed

Victoria Monk

racking

Ella Finn

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

24 mins confidence:

racking

Explanation:
Could it refer to pallet racking systems?

Racking seems to imply the crossed/ intersecting nature of croisé

I am unsure though, I like hybrid to imply the meaning of dual or combined too.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&hl=en-gb&q=pal...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&hl=en-gb&q=pallet+racking+system&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibk8_YmNzjAhUHQxUIHdNWBCEQ1QIwCnoECA0QAg&biw=

Ella Finn
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Good morning Ella - it might help to know this machine doesn't do racking! The only thing it can stack are bags onto the pallet.

13 hrs confidence:

Crossed, criss-crossed

the pallet stack is made up of crossing/criss-crossing panels or an alternating pattern of panels/pallets in order to strengthen/increase the stability of the pallet load.

Victoria Monk
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks Victoria.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Victoria. It just seems that the source text already mentions the notion of alternating so I am trying to work out what separate concept is meant by 'croisé'. Did you mean 'crossing' as in rotating by 90° with each layer, perhaps?

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