Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

à la fermeture

English translation:

fitted with automatic closure devices

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Mar 25, 2010 17:05
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French term

à la fermeture

French to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
Regarding a project for the renovation of an old building, see below thanks

Toutes les portes coupe-feu doivent être sollicitées à la fermeture à l’exception des portes d’accès aux chambres.
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Mar 25, 2010 18:20: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Architecture" to "Construction / Civil Engineering"

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French term (edited): sollicité à la fermeture
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fitted with automatic closure devices

I'm not too sure of the most elegant way to word it in EN, but I am pretty confident this is the correct meaning of the source text.

It is normal for fire doors to be fitted with devices (of various types) to make them close automatically — except for actual room doors, where this sort of thing might cause too much inconvenience!

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-03-25 22:25:18 GMT)
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This is a quite common technical use of the verb 'solliciter', not easy to find in ordinary dicos etc.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-03-25 22:37:50 GMT)
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I think 'closer' is one technical term for 'closure device', though I'm not sure if it is general enough for this context.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-03-25 22:39:16 GMT)
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'solliciter' here is in the sense of 'to stress', or more generally 'to apply a force to' — i.e. 'a closing force is applied to...'
Peer comment(s):

agree Travelin Ann : with automatic closer//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_closer
1 hr
Thanks, Ann! I quite agree, except that 'door closers' are only one type of device, whereas this context seems to be more generic
agree Jack Dunwell
20 hrs
Thanks, J!
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on closing/upon closure

when they close..
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : I'm pretty sure this isn't at all what the s/t actually means
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closed

All the fire proof doors must be (firmly) closed with the exception of the access doors to the rooms.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : If this is in a set of renovation specifications, it would hardly make sense to specify that 'all doors must be closed', would it?
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