cabane de chantier
English translation: onsite office
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onsite office Explanation: the contractor's office facilities in the construction yard |
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site's cabin Explanation: a small room used for working in a construction site. |
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site hut /cabin Explanation: that is the same as baraque de chn. |
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site shed, site hut, site cabin, site office Explanation: I like the site office suggested in the first answer. It depends on the intended purpose of the shed etc... In France, they often refer to an Algeco (makers of construction site mobile modular units (?!)). These are very commonly used on construction sites, for storage and as offices. You know, a bit like a cargo container but with a door and window or two. My husband spends half his life in one on boat building projects he works on! The UK equiavlent which springs to mind is Portakabin. If your context permits, you might be able to use the trade name. www.algeco.com (Fr and Eng version of site) www.portakabin.com (multilingual site). Reference: http://www.algeco.com Reference: http://www.portakabin.com |
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site cabine Explanation: I do not think you have to be too specific about what this cabin is going to be used for, as it is a list of things in general that are needed to open a site. That is why I would not chose to translate it as a site office, but rather site cabin, which is more general. |
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site hut Explanation: I also spend time on building sites, and site hut is the generic British English term. I wouldn't use Portakabin, as Portakabins are used for all sorts of temporary purposes (classrooms, ticket offices, exhibitions etc). Experience |
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