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en radier de

English translation: at invert level


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07:12 Dec 26, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
French term or phrase: en radier de
La galerie, à écoulement libre, a une pente en radier de 0,029 % vers l'aval.
shweta kheria
Local time: 16:55
English translation:at invert level
Explanation:
Radier/"invert" is the engineering term for the bottom of a tunnel (amongst other things).

I wonder how you're going to translate aval here: a water tunnel necessarily slopes downstream, but depending on the position of the tunnel it might have to be downriver, even downhill ...
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xxxBourth
Local time: 13:25
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4 +2at invert levelxxxBourth
4 +1bed
kashew
3with a ratio
Daniel Frisano Paulon


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
with a ratio


Explanation:
sloping with a 0.029% ratio downstream

Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 13:25
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bed


Explanation:
bed sloping 0.029% downstream

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Note added at 4 heures (2011-12-26 11:38:06 GMT)
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bed or floor (slab)

kashew
France
Local time: 13:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

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agree  cc in nyc: http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/radier
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
at invert level


Explanation:
Radier/"invert" is the engineering term for the bottom of a tunnel (amongst other things).

I wonder how you're going to translate aval here: a water tunnel necessarily slopes downstream, but depending on the position of the tunnel it might have to be downriver, even downhill ...

xxxBourth
Local time: 13:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 221

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agree  kashew
20 hrs

agree  gallagy2
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