Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
expertise d'un élément thermostatique
English translation:
technical report on a thermostatic component
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-11-14 13:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
French term
France
expertise d'un élément thermostatique
would "expertise" fit here? Or assessment?
How would you translate "expertise dimensionnelle" and "expertise fonctionnelle"?
Many thanks
| 4 +3 | technical report on a thermostatic component |
B D Finch
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| 4 | check/investigation... |
kashew
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| 3 | expert analysis of a thermostatic element |
Anca Florescu-Mitchell
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Nov 11, 2014 12:42: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
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Proposed translations
technical report on a thermostatic component
Re "expertise dimensionnelle" and "expertise fonctionnelle", you should ask these as separate questions giving adequate context from the source text, e.g. the sentence they occur in and, if possible, the preceding and subsequent sentences.
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chris collister
: Very probably, though technically speaking, an "expertise" need not result in a formal report.
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Thanks Chris. No, it needn't, but when dealing with defects it is safest to put things in writing even if just in the form of a note.
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Thanks Patricia
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Tony M
: I think this is the most appropriate solution for the situation and register. / Do note in passing the possibility that this is 'a component of a thermostat' rather than a specifically 'thermostaic' element; Asker's other questions cast some doubt...
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Thanks Tony. Yes, I agree with that comment.
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check/investigation...
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Note added at 42 minutes (2014-11-11 13:17:05 GMT)
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Necessarily technical.
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Note added at 43 minutes (2014-11-11 13:17:45 GMT)
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Examination is also possible.
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Tony M
: I think this is potentially misleading; the customer themselves could perform a 'check', whereas here, the idea is that an 'expert' will be called in to do it.
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Works in: French to English, English to French
Discussion
"I would comment, however, that "Final Quality Monitoring Racks adjustment Operating Procedure" reads rather strangely."
At first reading, I'd agree, B. However, on re-reading it, I think I can make more sense of it, if one assumes sub-optimal punctuation; how about if it was really meant to be like tis:
"Final Quality Monitoring: Racks adjustment Operating Procedure"
I agree it would still read more smoothly if it was "Operating Procedure for Adjusting Racks" — but at least it is just starting to make sense, at least!
As for expertise fonctionnelle and expertise dimensionnelle, here are the full sentences:
" réaliser l'expertise fonctionnelle ci-dessous suivant le plan concerné. Régler le râtelier de contrôle suivant l'instruction de travail "Final Quality Monitoring Racks adjustment Operating Procedure"