Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

réseaux

English translation:

roadways, power lines (and fencing)

Added to glossary by Andrea Capuselli
Feb 24, 2009 19:14
15 yrs ago
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French term

réseaux

Non-PRO French to English Other Construction / Civil Engineering
I am translating an insurance report and am unsure about 'réseaux' here as 'networks' does not seem appropriate:

En fonction des coûts prévisionnels de réparations appréciés par l’assuré, l’évaluation prévisionnelle des dommages sur ces 2 sites, pour l’ensemble des bâtiments, réseaux et clôtures, matériels et arbres,
peut être ramené à 2 000 000 €

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Sep 26, 2021 18:39: Andrea Capuselli Created KOG entry

Discussion

Yolanda Broad Feb 24, 2009:
Reposted from Clarification request section Michael GREEN: 14:52 Feb 24, 2009: I don't see why "network" is inappropriate, but only the context can help us here : it might be a network of forest roads / pathways, or an electricity supply network - your text seems to be about the recent storm damage in the SW of France, or somewhere.
LouC1482 (asker) Feb 24, 2009:
Hi, yes you are right, the document is an insurance claim for storm damage to sites of a company that designs and produces equipment for the military, aeronautical and automotive industries. I'm sorry I can't provide more context as I'm not sure what networks could refer to.
Michael GREEN Feb 24, 2009:
Could you provide any more information about what "réseaux" might refer to ?

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roadways, power lines (and fencing)

The text says "réseaux et clotures", which to my mind means "roadways and fencing". Having seen - but fortunately not experienced - the storm damage in question (ask fourth about that), I can well believe that the roads were damaged by falling trees - but it might refer to power cables etc.
If you have no more info from your client, I would use a broad brush and cover everything !
So : "roadways, power lines and fencing" for "réseaux et clôtures".
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systems

One possible translation of "reseau" is "system" in the sense of piping networks etc., which you would have with a building complex.

I think "systems" is generic enough to cover your case, given the context and the fact that you don't have specifics as to what "reseaux" relates to.
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infrastructure

Normally réseau can be translated by network, but this has special meanings, or by system.
All buildings, structures and systems are summarized by ther term infrastructure.

Infrastructure réseau
Ensemble des matériels composant physiquement un réseau.

Au sens général, l'infrastructure, c'est ce qui sous-tend une construction (sens propre ; par exemple les fondations d'un bâtiment) ou une fonction (sens figuré ; par exemple toutes les installations qui rendent possible le transport par le rail dans un pays).
http://www.01net.com/editorial/191722/infrastructure-reseau/

Infrastructure réseau
Terme générique reprenant un ensemble de composants physiques et logiciels assurant la connexion en réseau. L'infrastructure procure les bases de connexion, sécurité, routage, gestion et accès utilisateurs.
http://www.materiel-informatique.be/infrastructure-reseau.ph...

L'infrastructure est un ensemble d'éléments structuraux interconnectés qui fournissent le cadre pour supporter la totalité de la structure.
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Utilisation en aménagement du territoire [modifier]
Le terme est utilisé le plus souvent à propos de l'aménagement du territoire surtout l'urbanisme et les transports, mais englobe en fait tous les aménagements et zonages par les décisions politiques impliquées.

Utilisation en génie civil [modifier]
L'infrastructure est composée essentiellement des fondations d'un ouvrage ainsi que d'éventuels niveaux enterrés. Elle assure néanmoins le transit des efforts venant de la partie aérienne du projet (superstructure) vers les éléments de fondations notamment par le biais de poutres.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure

Same significance as in English:

Infrastructure can be defined as the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise [1]. It is the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function. [2] The term typically refers to the technical structures that support a society, such as roads, water supply, sewers, power grids, telecommunications, and so forth. Viewed functionally, infrastructure facilitates the production of goods and services; for example, roads enable the transport of raw materials to a factory, and also for the distribution of finished products to markets.
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According to etymology online [5], the word infrastructure has been used in English since at least 1927 and meant: The installations that form the basis for any operation or system. Other sources, such as the Oxford English Dictionary, trace the word's origins to earlier usage, originally applied in a military sense. The word was imported from French, where it means subgrade, the native material underneath a constructed pavement or railway. The word is a combination of the Latin prefix "infra", meaning "below" and "structure".
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Engineering and construction
Engineers generally limit the use of the term infrastructure to describe fixed assets that are in the form a large network. Recent efforts to devise more generic definitions of infrastructure have typically referred to the network aspects of most of the structures and to the accumulated value of investments in the networks as assets.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure
Peer comment(s):

agree Michael GREEN : I like infrastructure - wish I'd thought of it :) - but I wonder if it isn't too broad (at a stretch it might include buildings, fences, equipment ... mentioned elsewhere in the source text).
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Utilities (US), services, service networks (UK)

Check it out.
Peer comment(s):

agree swanda : definitely
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