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oil shale

French translation: schiste bitumineux

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English term or phrase:oil shale
French translation:schiste bitumineux
Entered by: Anne Diamantidis

10:08 Jun 29, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: oil shale
Je n´ai rien trouvé dans le KOG, tout ce que j´ai trouve sur Wordreference est "schiste bitumeux", mais vu le contexte j´ai un gros doute : "It also has problem containing the contamination caused by oil shale to surface water."
Merci d´avance !
Anne Diamantidis
Germany
Local time: 01:58
schiste bitumineux
Explanation:
ou "pétrolifère" ou au pl. "schistes"

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Marc Derveaux
Germany
Local time: 01:58
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Merci à tous pour votre aide !
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7schiste bitumineux
Marc Derveaux
5schiste bitumineux OU pyroschiste
Alexandra Salmon-Lefranc
4pyroschiste ( etc.)
Francis MARC
4schiste à hydrocarbures
Giuseppina Vecchia


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
schiste bitumineux


Explanation:
ou "pétrolifère" ou au pl. "schistes"

IATE / GDT

Marc Derveaux
Germany
Local time: 01:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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Merci à tous pour votre aide !

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pyroschiste ( etc.)


Explanation:
diverses traductions possibles (dont schiste bitumeux déjà mentionné) référence Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Petroleum Deposits
  – Black Products (Petroleum)
  – Solid Fossil Fuels
Domaine(s)
  – Gisements pétrolifères
  – Produits noirs (Pétrole)
  – Combustibles fossiles solides
Domaine(s)
  – Yacimientos petrolíferos
  – Productos negros (Petróleo)
  – Combustibles fósiles sólidos
kerogen shale Source CORRECT

oil shale Source CORRECT

bituminous shale Source CORRECT

pyroschist Source CORRECT

pyrobituminous shale Source
CORRECT

resinous shale Source CORRECT

resinoid shale Source CORRECT

pyroschiste Source CORRECT, MASC

schiste à pyrobitume Source
CORRECT, MASC

roche à kérogène Source CORRECT,
FÉM

schiste bitumeux Source CORRECT,
MASC

schiste bitumineux Source
CORRECT, MASC

schiste kérobitumeux Source
MASC

shale bitumineux

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 02:58
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 62
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
schiste bitumineux OU pyroschiste


Explanation:
"Schistes bitumineux" = Roches bitumineuses qui fournissent des hydrocarbures par distillation à basse température. Les schistes bitumineux dérivent de boues sapropéliques. Par distillation, on en extrait des hydrocarbures ou huiles de schiste.

Bon courage!

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-06-29 10:31:15 GMT)
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En surfant un peu, je suis tombée sur cet article, tres intéressant, rédigé par Nezha LAHRICHI, économiste : http://www.bladi.net/forum/49456-nouveau-choc-petrolier-stra...

Bonne journée !



    Reference: http://wolf.readinglitho.co.uk/francais/fpages/funcoils.html
    Reference: http://www.mineralinfo.org/Panorama/Pano2000/asphalte.htm
Alexandra Salmon-Lefranc
France
Local time: 01:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
schiste à hydrocarbures


Explanation:
...si vous n'aimez pas les schistes bitumeux, c'est ce que propose le TLF.


Giuseppina Vecchia
Italy
Local time: 01:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
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