Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ml
English translation:
meters (mètres linéaires)
Added to glossary by
Bernard Myers
Dec 18, 2003 09:13
20 yrs ago
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French term
France
ml = meters??
French to English
Tech/Engineering
construction, civil engineering
I'm rather embarrassed to ask this, but here goes:
The wastewater treatment spec I'm working on isn't particularly well written, and it's got just enough typos to make things interesting.
Among the author's abbreviations for linear units of measure, "m" invariably appears in places you might expect (pipe length, distance between vessels, etc.).
So far I have taken the rare instances of "ml" for typos, since they also appear exactly where you would expect meters (and definitely not milliliters).
Meanwhile this otherwise inexplicable typo has appeared once too often, and I'm having second thoughts: Could it mean "linear meters"?! Or is this perhaps some heritage from "les Lumières" they don't teach in American engineering schools?
Thanks for any insights (and for not making fun of me if my question is utterly asinine).
The wastewater treatment spec I'm working on isn't particularly well written, and it's got just enough typos to make things interesting.
Among the author's abbreviations for linear units of measure, "m" invariably appears in places you might expect (pipe length, distance between vessels, etc.).
So far I have taken the rare instances of "ml" for typos, since they also appear exactly where you would expect meters (and definitely not milliliters).
Meanwhile this otherwise inexplicable typo has appeared once too often, and I'm having second thoughts: Could it mean "linear meters"?! Or is this perhaps some heritage from "les Lumières" they don't teach in American engineering schools?
Thanks for any insights (and for not making fun of me if my question is utterly asinine).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +12 | mètres linéaires |
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
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| 4 | linear foot lf or LF |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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Proposed translations
+12
4 mins
Selected
mètres linéaires
linear meters is the only other usage of ml in France
GENENORD Archives départementales du Nord - présentation
... Mètres linéaires occupés : 45 500 ml Mètres linéaires aménagés : 60
500 ml Documentation écrite du IXème siècle à nos jours Ouvrages de ...
www.genenord.tm.fr/gnarc/gnoad51.htm
GENENORD Archives départementales du Nord - présentation
... Mètres linéaires occupés : 45 500 ml Mètres linéaires aménagés : 60
500 ml Documentation écrite du IXème siècle à nos jours Ouvrages de ...
www.genenord.tm.fr/gnarc/gnoad51.htm
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jérôme Haushalter
: that's it!
34 mins
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| agree |
Aelia
35 mins
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| agree |
Sarah Ponting
40 mins
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| agree |
Peter Freckleton
1 hr
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| agree |
Bourth (X)
: Absolutely. 'Convert' to "m".
2 hrs
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
2 hrs
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| agree |
Joanne Panteleon
: with Bourth!
4 hrs
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| agree |
Tony M
: sometimes can appear in English as "(per) meter run"
4 hrs
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| agree |
RHELLER
: I seem to remember this question :-)
6 hrs
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| agree |
Azure
8 hrs
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| agree |
Jean-Luc Dumont
: agree with Bourth - linear meter or m
8 hrs
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| agree |
Enel Diamond (X)
10 hrs
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Related KudoZ points
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1108
linear foot lf or LF
same old question:
should we convert meter into foot - I would not keep linear feet for France - meters more acceptable and less work?
... shall be as follows: Up to 6-feet 1800 millimeter high: Grade A: 1.900 inch DN50
OD pipe weighing 2.72 pounds per linear foot 4.05 kilogram per linear meter. ...
specsintact.ksc.nasa.gov/masters/NASA%20masters/ NASA/pdf/02825.pdf - Similar pages
ITEM 643 POLYESTER PAVEMENT MARKING
... 643 Linear Foot ( Linear Meter) Channelizing Line. 643 Linear Foot ( Linear
Meter) Stop Line. 643 Linear Foot ( Linear Meter) Crosswalk Line. ...
www.dot.state.oh.us/construction/OCA/ Specs/ReWrite/Docs/643110201fnl.htm -
PDF] - 660 - SECTION 914 -- PIPE UNDERDRAINS 914.01 -- Description
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... Pay Unit _____ Perforated Pipe Underdrain Linear Foot (LF) _____ Perforated _____
Pipe Underdrain Linear Foot (LF) _____ Nonperforated Pipe Underdrain Linear ...
www.nebraskatransportation.org/ref-man/ specbooke/900/900-e114.pdf - Similar pages
should we convert meter into foot - I would not keep linear feet for France - meters more acceptable and less work?
... shall be as follows: Up to 6-feet 1800 millimeter high: Grade A: 1.900 inch DN50
OD pipe weighing 2.72 pounds per linear foot 4.05 kilogram per linear meter. ...
specsintact.ksc.nasa.gov/masters/NASA%20masters/ NASA/pdf/02825.pdf - Similar pages
ITEM 643 POLYESTER PAVEMENT MARKING
... 643 Linear Foot ( Linear Meter) Channelizing Line. 643 Linear Foot ( Linear
Meter) Stop Line. 643 Linear Foot ( Linear Meter) Crosswalk Line. ...
www.dot.state.oh.us/construction/OCA/ Specs/ReWrite/Docs/643110201fnl.htm -
PDF] - 660 - SECTION 914 -- PIPE UNDERDRAINS 914.01 -- Description
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Your browser may not have a PDF reader available. Google recommends visiting our text version of this document.
... Pay Unit _____ Perforated Pipe Underdrain Linear Foot (LF) _____ Perforated _____
Pipe Underdrain Linear Foot (LF) _____ Nonperforated Pipe Underdrain Linear ...
www.nebraskatransportation.org/ref-man/ specbooke/900/900-e114.pdf - Similar pages
Discussion
Rita Heller's remark is well-taken, but ProZ's Glossary Search funtion does not accept two-letter queries.
I'm left wondering about the difference between a meter and a linear meter in the context of piping systems (which means I find myself agreeing with Bourth, as usual).
Thanks folks