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travaux de fouille et de remblais

English translation: excavation and backfilling (smaller-scale projects) OR cut and fill (large projects)

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French term or phrase:	(travaux de) fouille et de remblais [construction / civil engineering]
English translation:	excavation and backfilling (smaller-scale projects) OR cut and fill (large projects)
Entered by:	Tony M

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16:09 Jan 25, 2006

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French term or phrase: travaux de fouille et de remblais

I have translated this term as: 'excavation and backfilling works' but am not sure that this is correct. Can anyone make a better suggestion or point me in the right direction? I can provide more context if necessary, but basically it is taken from a contract for the provision of utilities (hot/cold water and compressed air) by the service provider to a manufacturer.

Sont exclues des obligations mises à la charge du PRESTATAIRE au titre du Contrat :

tout ou partie d’équipement non visitable et/ou inaccessible (réseaux et cuves enterrées, canalisation noyées, etc),

les installations de bâtiments, génie civil et les travaux de second œuvre (hors bâtiment chaufferie),

les travaux de fouille et de remblais,

tout équipement non détaillé dans l’annexe 3.

Thanks!

French2English KudoZ activity Questions: 1480 (10 open) (7 without valid answers) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 116 United Kingdom
Local time: 22:31

excavation and backfilling

Explanation:
I think you could even leave out the 'work(s)', it is a bit redundant in combination with these 2 words in EN.

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Tony M
France
Local time: 23:31

Grading comment

Hit the nail on the head. Thanks!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

excavation and backfilling

Tony M

3 +1

cut and fill

Chris Collins

digging and filling (back) in

Jonathan MacKerron

Discussion entries: 2

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9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

excavation and backfilling

Explanation:
I think you could even leave out the 'work(s)', it is a bit redundant in combination with these 2 words in EN.

Tony M
France
Local time: 23:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 489

Grading comment

Hit the nail on the head. Thanks!

3 mins confidence:

digging and filling (back) in

Explanation:
a guess in so many words

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-25 16:18:28 GMT)
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but with over 21,000 googles "cavation and backfilling" should work just fine!!

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-25 16:18:49 GMT)
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sorry "excavation and backfilling"

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 23:31
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 14

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cut and fill

Explanation:
I'm sure that's what I've used in the past!
(Means the same as "excavation and backfilling"

Chris Collins
Local time: 22:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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