Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

arceaux

English translation:

hoop

Added to glossary by claude-andrew
Jul 10, 2012 12:21
11 yrs ago
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French term

arceaux

French to English Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping Driver's instructions, loading/unloading
Hoops? Arches? Other?
XXXX = the proprietary name of a product being loaded. No idea what it is, but may be alumina.
DECHARGEMENTS :
Après déchargement de la marchandise, veuillez retourner sur le pont bascule et au secrétariat afin de récupérer vos papiers.
En cas de rechargement, la secrétaire vous remettra une fiche de chargement ainsi qu’un sac pour la prise d’échantillon.
Reculez à nouveau dans la cour.
CHARGEMENTS :
POIDS TOTAL MAXI :
EN-DESSOUS de 41 Tonnes
XXXXX:
Se diriger vers le bâtiment rouge, au fond de la cour à gauche.
Retirer les **arceaux** dans les bennes (possibilité de laisser celui du lieu mais le préciser au conducteur d’engins)
Le conducteur d’engins commence par charger un godet de MACHEFER, pour éviter que le XXXXX colle dans le fond de la benne.
Veuillez étaler le MACHEFER dans le fond de la benne.
Proposed translations (English)
1 +1 hoop
5 roll-bars
3 barrier

Discussion

claude-andrew (asker) Jul 11, 2012:
@Michel Yes, I did the same search - but these "roll bars" are, as their name suggests, to protect the occupants if the vehicle (often a pickup truck) rolls over. My "arceaux", on the other hand, are there to act as a framework for the tarpaulin.
Michel F. Morin Jul 11, 2012:
"Roll-bar / lorry" "roll-bar" + lorry Google entry = so many hits !
claude-andrew (asker) Jul 10, 2012:
@Kashew I should have mentioned also that the driver has to put a tarp on the load, so I think 'hoop' is the right term.

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): arceau
Selected

hoop

The metal things that go across the top of the lorry to hold up the tarpaulin that is going to be fitted to keep the load dry.

In the old days, literally 'hoops', but I don't know what the 'official' jargon term is these days, hence low c/l!

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Note added at 20 mins (2012-07-10 12:42:04 GMT)
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Seems to get quite a respectable number of Google hits, also found 'cross-members', I suspect the 'hoops' are the raised (arched) ones — helps water run off, and the 'cross-members' are the flat, straight-across ones.

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Note added at 21 mins (2012-07-10 12:43:05 GMT)
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Here's the original version:

http://www.frontiercarriages.com/covered_wagon/red_cedar_cov...

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Note from asker:
Thanks Tony. Nice picture!
Peer comment(s):

agree Yolanda Broad
3 hrs
Thanks, Yolanda! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Tony"
5 hrs

barrier

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19 hrs

roll-bars

See web.ref.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : But not really applicable in a lorry context! / Yes, but that's a Land Rover, not a lorry, and the function is different / That's an 'arceau de sécurité', the function is different here.
18 mins
http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://a3.ec-images.myspa...
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