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French translation: fossé ou cavalier

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English term or phrase:	ditch
French translation:	fossé ou cavalier
Entered by:	NewCal

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13:37 Jun 20, 2008

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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / route

English term or phrase: ditch

The haul road need to be ditched, each with regularly spaced silt traps, and the ditches need to be maintained.

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fossé ou cavalier

Explanation:
"cavalier" est le terme utilisé sur un chantier ou site minier par exemple et ici je pense qu'il s'agit que quelque chose comme ça par l'utilisation de "haul roads" et "silt traps".
On peut aussi trouvé les 2 en même temps dans les documents français alors que l'anglais n'a qu'un terme la différence étant une question de taille.

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