Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
mesure linéaire
English translation:
metal linear measure
French term
France
12 years' experience
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
mesure linéaire
Présentation d’un atelier de fabrique de mesures linéaires en métal. "
It's from a Tourist Guide. No further guide although the website is:
www.maisondumetre.fr
Many thanks.
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Wendy Streitparth
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Nigel Wheatley
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transcimed
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Bashiqa
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Proposed translations
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
metal linear measure
...and a high-precision (reference) metal linear measure
http://resources.metapress.com/pdf-preview.axd?code=u6603763...
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Thanks, 1045
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Conor McAuley
: "mesures linéaires en métal." http://www.maisondumetre.fr/
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Thanks, Conor
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B D Finch
: Though, as Bashiqa correctly notes, this is not a very colloquial solution.
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Thanks, BDF
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Bashiqa
: Your translation is correct but ask yourself "how many shops/factories/etc advertise "metal linear measures" for sale?
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I don't think this is necessarily an article sold in general shops for school kids say, I think its more a standardized item for industry.
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polyglot45
: it's just a rule or a ruler - metric because on the continent
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see above comment
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Your solution for medical translation
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 1 more.
linear measure
steel rule
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-02 22:00:27 GMT)
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Having checked out site, metal rule (80% brass) instead of steel.
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Nigel Wheatley
: no, too restrictive a translation. A steel rule is a 'mesure linéaire' but not all 'mesures linéaires' are steel rules! Tape measures, Gunter's chains, laser measuring devices...
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chris collister
: A disagree is a bit strong, IMO
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Thank you.
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B D Finch
: Not "too restrictive" at all if you call it a "metal rule". Nigel seems not to have noticed that the source text uses the word "métal".
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Thank you. I did correct this in my note. BTW I've nearly finished my crash sociology course, thanks again!!
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