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French translation: gradin / terrasse / berme

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English term or phrase:	bench
French translation:	gradin / terrasse / berme
Entered by:	Tony M

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07:23 Jun 23, 2008

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English term or phrase: bench

The pit road used within a bench and would be used for less than 3m months.

emma2 KudoZ activity Questions: 1059 (9 open) (50 closed without grading) Answers: 9
Local time: 17:05

gradin / terrasse

Explanation:
Try GDT, and search on 'bench' — it's worth looking at several categories, and one of the ones under 'mining' even has a useful illustration.

http://w3.granddictionnaire.com

search EN > FR 'bench'

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Here's the URL that ought (with any luck!) to take you direct to one illustration you might find helpful:

http://w3.granddictionnaire.com/GDT/Illus_AV/OQLF/FRA/Illus/...

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Local time: 17:05

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gradin / terrasse

Tony M

berme

schevallier

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gradin / terrasse

Tony M
France
Local time: 17:05
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PRO pts in category: 149

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berme

Explanation:
bench
n. banc, banquette; gradin; siège (juge); établi (menuisier); banc, marbre; tablette; estrade, pupitre; accotement, berme (route, chemin)

BERME - Dictionnaire de l'académie française - Septième édition ...BERME. s. f. T. de Fortification. Chemin étroit entre le pied du rempart et le fossé. Il se dit, par analogie, d'Un chemin qu'on laisse, entre une levée et ...
www.dicoperso.com/print/BERME,,8,xhtml

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Définition berme - dictionnaire de la langue française adapté du ...Définition de berme : berme nf (bèr-m') Terme de fortification. 1Autrefois chemin étroit entre le pied du rempart et le fossé, ou, suivant une autre ...
littre.reverso.net/dictionnaire-francais/definition/berme/6600 - 11k -

schevallier
Local time: 17:05
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French

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Jun 24, 2008 - Changes made by Tony M:
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