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Troy pounds

French translation: livre Troy

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English term or phrase:Troy pound
French translation:livre Troy
Entered by: Didier Fourcot

20:41 Dec 19, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering / unit� de mesure
English term or phrase: Troy pounds
Bonsoir,

il s\'agit d\'une unité de mesure (une masse apparemment), mais je n\'arrive pas à trouver sa traduction en français.
Merci d\'avance pour votre aide.
caro.S
livre Troy
Explanation:
Système de mesure traditionnel, conservé tel quel comme "avoirdupoinds", mais en Français on pourrait si on était puriste traduire par "Troyes" puisque c'est du nom de cette ville que dérive le nom anglais.
http://quidfrance.com/WEB/UNITES/Q006970.HTM

A titre documentaire:
- 1 livre Troy = 373 grammes
- divisée en 12 onces Troy (ox)
- elles-mêmes divisées en 20 pennyweight (dwt)
- divisés en 24 grains (gr), ce qui donne 0,065 g pour 1 gr

Anecdotiquement 1 carat (ct) vaut 4gr, enfin une unité déjà vue quelque part! Mais attention il existe aussi des carats "métriques"
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Didier Fourcot
Local time: 19:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3livre de troy
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
4 +2livres troy
Marie-France Arnou
4 +1livre Troy
Marian Greenfield
4livre Troy
Didier Fourcot
4livre troy
gilbertlu
4livre (f)
Briana Delaney


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
livre de troy


Explanation:
voir le GDT

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Note added at 2001-12-19 20:51:38 (GMT)
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Domaine(s) : bijouterie


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troy pound livre de troy n. f.




Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1162

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Fontaine
22 mins
agree  Yolanda Broad: LGDT emploie la préposition; Termium donne le terme avec et sans préposition
5 hrs
agree  Simon Charass: I found it in GDT too.
8 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
livres troy


Explanation:
Voir le lien ci-dessous.


    Reference: http://www.science-tech.nmstc.ca/francais/collection/measure...
Marie-France Arnou
France
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cheungmo: troy en miniscules
3 hrs
agree  Yolanda Broad: LGDT emploie la préposition; Termium donne le terme avec et sans prépositio
4 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
livre Troy


Explanation:
I've usually seen this as Troy ounces, the way gold, for instance, is measured, but in every language I translate (Spanish, Portuguese and French to English), I've always seen Troy as such in the original.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 6

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agree  Eva Blanar
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
livre Troy


Explanation:
Système de mesure traditionnel, conservé tel quel comme "avoirdupoinds", mais en Français on pourrait si on était puriste traduire par "Troyes" puisque c'est du nom de cette ville que dérive le nom anglais.
http://quidfrance.com/WEB/UNITES/Q006970.HTM

A titre documentaire:
- 1 livre Troy = 373 grammes
- divisée en 12 onces Troy (ox)
- elles-mêmes divisées en 20 pennyweight (dwt)
- divisés en 24 grains (gr), ce qui donne 0,065 g pour 1 gr

Anecdotiquement 1 carat (ct) vaut 4gr, enfin une unité déjà vue quelque part! Mais attention il existe aussi des carats "métriques"



    Reference: http://www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt/Measurement/Units.ASP?...
    Reference: http://webhome.idirect.com/~tekatch/anthony/ucu/unitlist.txt
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 5483
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1 day 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
livre troy


Explanation:
L'Arithmétique Commerciale, édit 1951 Edit G. Durassié auteurs: Veyrenc et Chalon donne une excellente définition: En Angleterre il y a deux systèmes de poids, le système "avoir du poids pour les marchandises ordinaires et le "système troy" pour les matières d'or et d'argent, les pierres précieuses et la pharmacie. Fax à votre disposition via my email

gilbertlu
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
livre (f)


Explanation:
This is term we used in Frech class even when referring to the American system of "Pounds and Ounces"

Briana Delaney
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