French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / façades / murs-rideaux
French term or phrase:le nu fini
"Les tètes de vis ne dépassent jamais le nu fini des ouvrages"
GDT has a good definition of "nu" in this context, but I'm not sure how to incorporate the notion of "bare parts" here. "the screw heads should not protrude above the finished bare parts"??
Explanation: Nu has nothing to do with bareness in the construction context. Not even builders' bums.
It means the "plane" or "surface" of something. If you build a concrete block wall, the nu extérieur is the "outer face" of the wall. The nu fini would be the finished surface of that wall once plastered/rendered and painted or clad with brick facing for example.
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Nu du mur - Surface externe plate d'un mur en référence hors saillies pour les mesures. Nu intérieur dans une pièce. Nu extérieur en façade. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossaire_de_l'architecture
I think it would be reasonable to expect the French equivalent term, "fraisé", to be used. The same result could be achieved in various ways, including counterboring in similar situations.
Explanation: Nu has nothing to do with bareness in the construction context. Not even builders' bums.
It means the "plane" or "surface" of something. If you build a concrete block wall, the nu extérieur is the "outer face" of the wall. The nu fini would be the finished surface of that wall once plastered/rendered and painted or clad with brick facing for example.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2009-11-07 19:53:38 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Nu du mur - Surface externe plate d'un mur en référence hors saillies pour les mesures. Nu intérieur dans une pièce. Nu extérieur en façade. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossaire_de_l'architecture
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