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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

cariste FT

English translation:

frontal forklift operator

Added to glossary by Conor McAuley
Sep 17, 2021 02:58
2 yrs ago
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French term

cariste FT

French to English Bus/Financial Transport / Transportation / Shipping Job titles/qualifications (Belgian text)
PLEASE NOTE, French (Belgium) to EN (Ireland and UK). I think this usage is quite specific to Belgium -- nothing much on the internet to go on.

"[...] les profils plus qualifiés (caristes RT, HT, FT), [...]"

cariste = forklift operator

I can't supply any more context due to confidentiality, apart from the fact that my text relates to temporary work (travail intérimaire).

I am asking questions for RT, HT and FT separately. I don't know if the abbreviations refer to job titles or the qualifications required, or possibly even something else (maybe even part-time and full-time?).
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 frontal forklift operator
Change log

Sep 17, 2021 08:28: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "Job titles/qualifications" to "Job titles/qualifications (Belgian text)"

Proposed translations

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frontal forklift operator

"FT" stands for "frontal".
Does seem to be specific to Belgium.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-09-17 09:29:07 GMT)
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An internet search for "frontal forklift" brings up ≈2500 results
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : Could be, but you haven't given any explanation or references.//Yes, I think there's a strong chance you're right.
2 hrs
True, but "cariste frontal" gets over 17,000 search results
agree Samuël Buysschaert
4 hrs
thanks
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