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temps d'attente

English translation: downtime


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:temps d'attente
English translation:downtime
Entered by: Michael Tovbin
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09:05 Aug 22, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / Hold harmless clause -- hydrocarbon equipment at sea
French term or phrase: temps d'attente
"La COMPAGNIE s'engage à défendre, garantir et tenir le GROUPE DU FOURNISSEUR indemne contre tous les coûts relatifs à la récupération des PRODUITS pendant la période de garantie. Ces coûts se limiteront à : ***temps d'attente*** de l’appareil de forage, levage lourd dans la ZONE DES OPÉRATIONS, récupération et déplacement des PRODUITS situés sous la ligne de flottaison de l’appareil de forage, mise en place et transport de la ZONE DES OPÉRATIONS en mer vers une base à terre convenue de la COMPAGNIE dans la ZONE DES OPÉRATIONS (et inversement)."

There are many entries in the KudoZ glossaries but I am unsure which applies to this context.

Thanks.
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 15:11
downtime
Explanation:
wait periods, idle periods
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Michael Tovbin
United States
Local time: 08:11
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4downtime
Michael Tovbin
2stand-by timexxxBourth


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
downtime


Explanation:
wait periods, idle periods


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downtime
Michael Tovbin
United States
Local time: 08:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bashiqa
8 mins
agree  kashew
15 mins
neutral  xxxBourth: "Idle time" maybe, "downtime", no.
1 hr
agree  Timothy Rake
5 hrs
agree  philgoddard
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
stand-by time


Explanation:
Low confidence because I have not run this by Google. It's just that I fear "downtime" might be understood to refer to/include stoppage time for maintenance and repair, whereas from the context I understand temps d'attente to refer to time when the machine, ready for operation, is awaiting the opportunity to sink its teeth into some work, not the time when workers or other machinery is idle awaiting the time when this machine will operate.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2011-08-22 20:26:00 GMT)
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Ghits. The first several invalidate "downtime", the others validate "standby time".

www.datarecoverysoftware1.com/data...glossary/downtime.html - Cached
DOWNTIME refers to the period of time when the computer is NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO SYSTEM CRASH, OPERATING SYSTEM FAILURE, HARDWARE FAILURE or application ...

www.simuser.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_glossary... - Cached
__EQUIPMENT DOWNTIME__: The hours when tHE EQUIPMENT IS NOT IN A CONDITION OR IS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM ITS INTENDED FUNCTION; does not include any ...

www.webdynamic.com.au/glossary/d/downtime.html - Cached
DOWNTIME in respect of website hosting is totally the opposite of uptime; this is because it refers to THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN A SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE.

www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/Downtime - Cached
DOWNTIME is THE TIME WHICH A BUSINESS FUNCTION OR A COMPUTER IS NON-FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS with hardware or system software, etc. ...

www.skf.com/aptitudexchange/glossary.html - Cached
Jump to Downtime‎: DOWNTIME THE TIME THAT AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT IS OUT OF SERVICE, for example as a result of equipment failure. The time that an item of ...


STANDBY TIME [uncountable]
1 the time during which a person or a machine is AVAILABLE TO WORK BUT IS NOT ABLE TO WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE WAITING TO BE GIVEN A SPECIFIC JOB to do
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/standby-time

On-call or STANDBY TIME at the work site is considered hours worked for which the employee must be compensated even IF THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOTHING BUT WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. “[A] n employer, if he chooses, may hire a man to do nothing or to do nothing but wait for something to happen. Refraining from other activities often is a factor of instant readiness to serve, and idleness plays a part in all employment in a stand-by capacity.”
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/wages.pdf

www.lctshow.com/Page/Glossary.aspx - Cached
STANDBY TIME. Time spent STANDING BY FOR A CLIENT BUT NOT ACTUALLY DRIVING such as waiting at the airport flight that is delayed or waiting through a ...

STANDBY OR WAITING TIME Under both federal and state law, an employee who is required to remain on the employer’s place of business and respond to emergency calls is working and must be paid for all hours – even if the employee is doing nothing more than waiting for something to happen. See Armour & Co. v. Wantock, 323 U.S. 126 (1944). However, the STANDBY TIME can be paid at a DIFFERENT HOURLY RATE FROM THE REGULAR RATE PAID FOR WORKING TIME, provided that the standby rate is set before the work is performed and the standby rate is at least minimum wage ($8.00 per hour). See O.L. 2002.02.21. For purposes of overtime computation, where two or more rates are used, California requires that the “weighted average” method for overtime calculation be utilized to determine the regular rate of pay.

Uncontrolled Standby. An employee who must be available to respond to a request by the employer to return to work for an emergency may be on uncontrolled standby if the employee is completely unrestricted to use his or her time for their own purposes. Such "free" standby time is not under the control of the employer and, thus, need not be paid.
http://www.wagehourblog.com/2010/04/articles/california-wage...





xxxBourth
Local time: 15:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 164

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Michael's dictionary reference supports his answer.
4 hrs
  -> See added note.
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Sep 5, 2011 - Changes made by Michael Tovbin:
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