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shipfitting

French translation: équipement de navire

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English term or phrase:shipfitting
French translation:équipement de navire
Entered by: Viktoria Gimbe

17:42 Feb 20, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / decoration?
English term or phrase: shipfitting
Art
Decoration and ornament
Metal-work

Is this supposed to be decoration for ships? Then, what do you call this in FR?
Viktoria Gimbe
Canada
Local time: 16:07
équipment de navire
Explanation:
Ship fitting is part of the construction or refitting process similar to adding the finishing touches to buildinbg a house - equipment, appliances, paint, decoration etc.

Termium translates a "ship fitting technician" as "technicien en équipement de navires"
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John Garside
Canada
Local time: 16:07
Grading comment
Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
4portiques
Pierre POUSSIN
4équipment de navire
John Garside
3charpente en fer
GILLES MEUNIER
3suggestions
xuebai


  

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charpente en fer


Explanation:
shipfitter Source

charpentier en fer Source

charpentière en fer Source
Termium

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: French
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portiques


Explanation:
Je dirais des "portiques" s'il y a décoration mais àa manque de contexte!

Pierre POUSSIN
France
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équipment de navire


Explanation:
Ship fitting is part of the construction or refitting process similar to adding the finishing touches to buildinbg a house - equipment, appliances, paint, decoration etc.

Termium translates a "ship fitting technician" as "technicien en équipement de navires"

John Garside
Canada
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Merci!
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suggestions


Explanation:
deux sites : un en anglais definition de shipfitting et un en francais pour FORMAGE, PROFILAGE ET MONTAGE DU METAL.

Mais peut-etre s'agit-il de PIECES FORGEES dans/pour l'equippement de navires http://www.anq.gouv.qc.ca/conservation/instruire/hocquart/ho... et http://cbmuseums.tripod.com/id61.html


    Reference: http://jobfutures.ca/cnp/titres/726x.shtml
    Reference: http://www.acpeople.com.au/cat/Shipfitting_3820.htm
xuebai
Local time: 23:07
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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