English/French building terms for surveyors
N.J. Foulds
(Frantech Ltd)
P.F. Adams
(Chartered quantity surveyor)
45
Abstract
Provides a glossary of some (around 150) English‐French and French‐English building and surveying terms. References the Technical help to Exporters service, and three specialist dictionaries dealing with architectural, real estate and building terms. Illustrates possible pitfalls of poor translation – ′hydraulic rams′ being translated in one firm′s technical literature as ′watery sheep.′
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Citation
Foulds, N.J. and Adams, P.F. (1992), "English/French building terms for surveyors", Structural Survey, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809210031735
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1992, MCB UP Limited