Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Responsible for erection of scaffold ducts, boilers, structural beam...
French translation:
responsable du montage des tubes d'échafaudages, des chaudières, des poutrelles de structure,
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FX Fraipont (X)
Sep 17, 2010 10:00
13 yrs ago
English term
Responsible for erection of scaffold ducts, boilers, structural beam...
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
I need a bit of help with the whole sentence, I have a version but am unsure as it is from a badly written CV: The whole sentence doesn't make sense and I am getting a headache tryint to translate it, any bright ideas welcome!
Responsible for erection of scaffold ducts, boilers, structural beam, for civil works need platform for using paintings of walls.
Responsible for erection of scaffold ducts, boilers, structural beam, for civil works need platform for using paintings of walls.
Proposed translations
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Sep 23, 2010 08:31: FX Fraipont (X) Created KOG entry
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responsable du montage des tubes d'échafaudages, des chaudières, des poutrelles de structure,
responsable du montage des tubes d'échafaudages, des chaudières, des poutrelles de structure, pour des travaux de génie civil nécessitant des plateformes pour la peinture des murs
I mst admit I can't see the connection between "boilers" and platforms required for painting walls
I mst admit I can't see the connection between "boilers" and platforms required for painting walls
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Comment: "Merci xx"
8 mins
Chris Hall
Native in English
219 témoignages et ils ne cessent pas...
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: French to English, English
English term (edited):
Responsible for the erection of scaffold ducts, boilers, structural beam...
Responsable de l'édification des conduits d'échafaud, des chaudières, de la poutre de charpente...
Responsable de l'édification des conduits d'échafaud, des chaudières, de la poutre de charpente...
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Note added at 25 mins (2010-09-17 10:25:46 GMT)
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I would interpret the rest of the sentence as being:
"for civil works needing a platform to use when painting walls"
I agree that the sentence is very badly written.
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Note added at 26 mins (2010-09-17 10:26:49 GMT)
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"Responsible for the erection of scaffold ducts, boilers and a structural beam for civil works needing a platform to use when painting walls"
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Note added at 35 mins (2010-09-17 10:35:38 GMT)
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Final suggestion of rewording the English:
"Responsible for the erection of scaffold ducts, boilers and a structural beam for civil works needing to use a platform when painting walls"
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Note added at 25 mins (2010-09-17 10:25:46 GMT)
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I would interpret the rest of the sentence as being:
"for civil works needing a platform to use when painting walls"
I agree that the sentence is very badly written.
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Note added at 26 mins (2010-09-17 10:26:49 GMT)
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"Responsible for the erection of scaffold ducts, boilers and a structural beam for civil works needing a platform to use when painting walls"
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Note added at 35 mins (2010-09-17 10:35:38 GMT)
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Final suggestion of rewording the English:
"Responsible for the erection of scaffold ducts, boilers and a structural beam for civil works needing to use a platform when painting walls"
Note from asker:
| thank you, that's what I thought too. Can yo make some sense of the rest of the sentence though? Responsible for erection of scaffold ducts, boilers, structural beam, for civil works need platform for using paintings of walls. |
| Thank you so much for your help! I still don't understand what boilers are doing there??!! |
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