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terres terrassées

English translation: excavated earth/material


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04:08 Jul 23, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
French term or phrase: terres terrassées
selon un maillage plus fin sur les terres terrassées en 1ère phase permettant d'optimiser la gestion des terres terrassées qui sont, soit éliminées en filières adaptées, soit entreposées sur site en vue d'une réutilisation sur site
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 21:37
English translation:excavated earth/material
Explanation:
« Le terrassement est le travail consistant à déplacer des quantités importantes de sol dans divers buts. »
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrassement

Also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworks_(engineering)



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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-23 05:23:05 GMT)
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Also: Excavated Excess Soils
http://publications.piarc.org/ressources/documents/actes-sem...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-23 05:25:19 GMT)
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http://www.ovam.be/jahia/Jahia/pid/1284
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François-Xavier Torrentz
Local time: 12:07
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Summary of answers provided
5excavated soil
Alan Douglas
3 +2excavated earth/material
François-Xavier Torrentz


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
excavated earth/material


Explanation:
« Le terrassement est le travail consistant à déplacer des quantités importantes de sol dans divers buts. »
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrassement

Also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworks_(engineering)



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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-23 05:23:05 GMT)
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Also: Excavated Excess Soils
http://publications.piarc.org/ressources/documents/actes-sem...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-23 05:25:19 GMT)
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http://www.ovam.be/jahia/Jahia/pid/1284

Example sentence(s):
  • When tunnelling through sandy and gravely (loose) mixed soil with high water permeability, the excavated material is usually handled by a hydraulic transportation system.
  • - traversée du centre ville pour les transports des terres terrassées avec obligation de contrôle et de nettoyage des chaussées salies

    Reference: http://termium.com/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i=1&ind...
    Reference: http://www.marchespublicsaffiches.com/sartoux-sources-potabl...
François-Xavier Torrentz
Local time: 12:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  cchat: excavated soil would be suitable too.
54 mins
  -> Thank you cchat!
agree  kashew: material would cover rock too so may be best
4 hrs
  -> I agree. Thank you kashew!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
excavated soil


Explanation:
In architecture, construction and civil engineering, in UK English we would refer to excavated soil rather than excavated earth.

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Note added at 4 heures (2011-07-23 08:53:43 GMT)
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At the same time we refer to earthworks, not soilworks.

Alan Douglas
France
Local time: 18:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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