Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bloc usine
English translation:
main power station building
Added to glossary by
Lavinia Pirlog
Apr 28, 2014 21:08
10 yrs ago
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French term
bloc usine
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Désamiantage et décalorifugeage du bloc usine et des bâtiments annexes de l'ancienne centrale thermique.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | main power station building |
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3 +1 | industrial block/unit |
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3 +1 | Plant unit |
Manoj Chauhan
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Proposed translations
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main power station building
More wordy, but this is how such a building is generally referred to in English.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_England
... London, Greater London, Coal, 57, 1893, 1978, 1979, The site of the main power station building is now occupied by the Waterfront Leisure Centre car park.
brownandmason.com/projects/demolition-of-coolkeeragh-power-station/
Demolition of the main power station building (boiler and generator building);. Demolition, processing and removal of three chimney stacks;. Decontamination ...
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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-04-29 09:07:00 GMT)
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www.woodlanebicc.co.uk/docs/chapter two.pdf
The main power station building was divided, as today, into four main sections at ground level. Southernmost were the coal chutes and mechanical stokers, ...
www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/93041/stonebyres.....
View from SSW of main power station building, showing outlets from the turbine hall; 93041 (14/6/2002) View from SSW of main power station building, showing ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_England
... London, Greater London, Coal, 57, 1893, 1978, 1979, The site of the main power station building is now occupied by the Waterfront Leisure Centre car park.
brownandmason.com/projects/demolition-of-coolkeeragh-power-station/
Demolition of the main power station building (boiler and generator building);. Demolition, processing and removal of three chimney stacks;. Decontamination ...
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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-04-29 09:07:00 GMT)
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www.woodlanebicc.co.uk/docs/chapter two.pdf
The main power station building was divided, as today, into four main sections at ground level. Southernmost were the coal chutes and mechanical stokers, ...
www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/93041/stonebyres.....
View from SSW of main power station building, showing outlets from the turbine hall; 93041 (14/6/2002) View from SSW of main power station building, showing ...
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industrial block/unit
Pretty much a literal translation - removing asbestos and thermal insulation from the old power station block. I would hesitate to translate "usine" as factory, though it could well be referring to the turbine hall.
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Plant unit
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