Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

embûche de sable

English translation:

sand trap, bunker

Added to glossary by A-C Robertson (X)
Jun 4, 2005 21:35
18 yrs ago
French term

embûche de sable

French to English Other Geography
sorry for all of these posts :( i told the client that this material is outside of my realm and he said he didn't care...
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 sand trap, bunker

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jun 4, 2005:
basically, it's a document with a lot of tables of profits, costs, etc. of sand dredging on the coast of africa. sorry for the short context :)
Sandra C. Jun 4, 2005:
yes; some context would be nice, A-C :-)
Tony M Jun 4, 2005:
Context, please?

Proposed translations

+5
3 mins
French term (edited): emb�che de sable
Selected

sand trap, bunker

depending on context...
Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Maria Augustine (X)
5 hrs
Thank you, Anna!
agree Carolyn Brice : Sand trap in the dredging context
10 hrs
Thank you, Carolyn! Thank you for the specification on usage!
agree AbdulHameed Al Hadidi : I do agree. The term is used in military drills and deseret sports.
11 hrs
Thank you Hamid! Thank you for the explnation!
agree Kate Hudson (X) : Sand trap in dredging The dredger removes sand from the sand-trap areawww.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/ Services/Engineering/CSCM/cefolder/SandPump
12 hrs
Thank you Kate! and thanks very much for the explanation!
agree Catherine Christaki
18 hrs
Thank you, Catherine!
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