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English translation: strip


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21:45 Jan 19, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / expansion joints
French term or phrase: battue
Bande de pontage plate, y compris adaptation de l'isolant ; pontage du joint de dilatation par battue ainsi que confection d'une rainure au niveau des bandes de pontage, largeur de joint de dilatation 20 mm, mouvement de joint +/- 10 mm dans les trois dimensions.

what is battue in the above?

have got as far as this in finding the word as a construction term: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...
but cannot find the English equivalent
TIA for any input
Clifford Marcus
Local time: 01:30
English translation:strip
Explanation:
According to the definition that you have found of 'battue' I'd say it's a strip placed over the expansion joint to hide it, but affixed in such as way as to allow movement of the joint.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2012-01-20 11:06:16 GMT)
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http://www.c-sgroup.co.uk/products/allway/brochures/allway_c...
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Alain Pommet
Local time: 02:30
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many thanks
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1beating
narasimha CSN MURTHY
3batten strip
B D Finch
2wearing down/worn down
John Anderson
1stripAlain Pommet


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
wearing down/worn down


Explanation:
Some construction word meaning somesuch?
Sorry, maybe not the most useful of contributions....

John Anderson
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
strip


Explanation:
According to the definition that you have found of 'battue' I'd say it's a strip placed over the expansion joint to hide it, but affixed in such as way as to allow movement of the joint.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2012-01-20 11:06:16 GMT)
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http://www.c-sgroup.co.uk/products/allway/brochures/allway_c...

Alain Pommet
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
batten strip


Explanation:
Only medium confidence, as you haven't given adequate context to know what structure or part of a structure these expansion joints are in.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2012-01-20 16:52:22 GMT)
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The reference that you found in the granddictionnaire is not directly relevant at all as it refers to casement windows or french doors.


    Reference: http://www.firestonebpe.com/roofing/rubbergard-epdm/technica...
B D Finch
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beating


Explanation:
The bridging of the expansion joint by beating as well as making a groove in level......

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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2012-01-21 04:13:21 GMT)
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You could use the words hammering/forming.

narasimha CSN MURTHY
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agnes Grand Fay
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Agnes

neutral  B D Finch: That really makes no sense. What do you mean by "beating"? Is that simply an equivalent for "battue" plucked from a dictionary?
12 hrs
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