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French: en accroche

English translation: mounted projection screen







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French term or phrase:Ecran de projection en accroche
English translation:mounted projection screen
Entered by:Vanessa Lindsey
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French term or phrase: en accroche
document detailing equipment needed for a conference (technical)

segment: - "1 Ecran de projection frontale 5,60m x 4,20m en accroche"
Vanessa Lindsey
United Kingdom
mounted projection screen
Explanation:
It's not clear from the context how the screen is mounted - i.e. projection screens can be wall, floor or ceiling-mounted or even attached to a specific base. I'd therefore put mounted to remain just as vague as the French

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Note added at 2 hrs 3 mins (2004-03-16 13:48:09 GMT)
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accrocher can also mean to fasten or fix, such as accroché au mur (wall mounted), accroché au plafond (ceiling mounted), and so on
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Simon Mountifield
France
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3hanging (screen)xxxCMJ_Trans
4mounted projection screen
Simon Mountifield


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
hanging (screen)

Explanation:
accrocher = to hang

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
16 mins

agree Bruce Capelle: Oui, je le comprends aussi comme ça mais le français n'est pas clair
1 hr

agree Hacene
6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mounted projection screen

Explanation:
It's not clear from the context how the screen is mounted - i.e. projection screens can be wall, floor or ceiling-mounted or even attached to a specific base. I'd therefore put mounted to remain just as vague as the French

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Note added at 2 hrs 3 mins (2004-03-16 13:48:09 GMT)
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accrocher can also mean to fasten or fix, such as accroché au mur (wall mounted), accroché au plafond (ceiling mounted), and so on


    Reference: http://www.iupui.edu/~uits/itr/delivery/screen.html
Simon Mountifield
France
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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