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en profil du commerce

English translation: standard merchant section

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French term or phrase:profil du commerce
English translation:standard merchant section
Entered by: STEVEN DEWITT

02:15 Apr 2, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / concrete production
French term or phrase: en profil du commerce
From a proposal from a manufacturer of industrial concrete-mixing equipment. It appears twice in the document:
- In a list of features of the receiving hoppers for the aggregates: "Trémies réalisées en tôle épaisseur 4 et 3 mm raidis, châssis *en profil du commerce* et pieds support à sceller sur le génie civil au niveau 0.00"
- In a description of the mixer support platform: "Rail de déplacement pour skip : *Profil du commerce* avec pieds support"
STEVEN DEWITT
Canada
Local time: 16:56
standard merchant section
Explanation:
"profil" covers a wide range of sections, I, U, hollow, etc. (and rails are normally specified separately). One would not use rails to fabricate the framework for a hopper.

(21 years in steel industry handling sales of long products.)
Selected response from:

Tom Bishop
Local time: 20:56
Grading comment
Thanks very much Tom, this was a huge help. Steve
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standard merchant section


Explanation:
"profil" covers a wide range of sections, I, U, hollow, etc. (and rails are normally specified separately). One would not use rails to fabricate the framework for a hopper.

(21 years in steel industry handling sales of long products.)

Tom Bishop
Local time: 20:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38
Grading comment
Thanks very much Tom, this was a huge help. Steve

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Though I'd be happier with "commercially available section". Note for others: to distinguish from built-up sections made by welding parts together.
8 mins
  -> Thanks. I won't argue over the respective virtues of "standard" and "commercially available". :-)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
  -> Efharisto Vicky
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