Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

finis à l\'hélicoptère

English translation:

power floated

Added to glossary by Conor McAuley
May 25, 2011 07:47
13 yrs ago
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French term

finis à l'hélicoptère

French to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Concrete treatment product
"[product name] ne doit être appliqué que sur des sols béton couverts, sur des surfaces planes et sèches.
Les sols de bâtiments ***finis à l’hélicoptère*** sont particulièrement indiqués."

Discussion

Conor McAuley (asker) May 25, 2011:
Termium has "troweling machine" and "blade trowel" ...
http://www.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=e...

Proposed translations

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power floated (floor)

A power float or helicopter float is a ride-on machine used for finishing concrete floors. It has steel blades that rotate like the blades of the helicopter, the many passes of which produce a compact finish.

They think they have specified a superb POWER FLOATED FLOOR that is lovely and ... `In order for the power floated floor to be suitable for ...
goliath.ecnext.com/.../Floorlayers-are-given-grief-over.html

POWER FLOATED FLOORS generally cant be painted without preparation. We have a special adhesion primer which allows ...
www.allpaintflooring.com/floorpaintpreparation.html

The aim was to ensure an effective, fast and clean answer to any residual moisture that remained in the new POWER FLOATED FLOOR and to ensure that the ...
www.creom.co.uk/stoke_hospital.html

If latex screed is to be applied to a POWER FLOATED FLOOR slab for some reason - perhaps if a surface damp proof membrane is to be incorporated - then it ...
www.altro.co.uk/In-Action/.../Solving-Sticky-Situations.asp...

Gilmore Clarke Electrical''''''''s plant had a POWER-FLOATED FLOOR that they wanted to paint. Not wanting to blast or acid-etch the floor they used ...
www.paintshop.ie › Categories › Floor Paint › Heavy duty floor paint
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rotary (concrete) finishing machine

The French is far more poetic, but here is a video of a "hélicoptère" in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAWCjZreVyY

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-25 09:07:12 GMT)
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I see they are also called "power trowels" in the US, but I still prefer the descriptive power of "hélicoptère" or even the German "flügelrotor"
Note from asker:
Thanks for the cool link! A double-helicopter contraption, then!
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(helicopter) polished concrete finish

:)

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You will have to rephrase to fit it in

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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-05-25 14:27:12 GMT)
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Power trowelling by using what is known as a ‘helicopter’ is the easiest way of producing a very flat, even surface - http://www.polishedconcreteconcepts.com.au/about_us.html


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Concrete finishing - A couple of power floats or "helicopters" on a larger slab - http://www.builderbill-diy-help.com/concrete-finishing.html


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Helicopter power trowel - http://yzhuaguang.en.made-in-china.com/product/bMtmFkPHJpUY/...

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Here are some images:

http://www.google.ch/search?hl=fr&nord=1&biw=1680&bih=931&tb...
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finished with rotary trowel

This is used for fine finishing of concrete, marble, or tiled floors
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