Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
campagne de terrain
English translation:
field expedition/field campaign/site investigation
Added to glossary by
Carolingua
Nov 17, 2005 18:39
18 yrs ago
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French term
Works in: French to English
campagne de terrain
French to English
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Geology
Building of the pyramids
the full phrase is "Avec une equpie de paleontologues, Joel et Suzanne ont collecte de nombreuses donnees lors de deux campagnes de terrain, en 2002 et 2003.
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | field expedition |
Carolingua
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| 5 +1 | field campaign; program of field work |
Guy Bray
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| 4 +1 | site investigation |
Bourth (X)
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field expedition
If I were to hazard a guess.
"de terrain" in any case I'm certain is "field"; what I'm not sure about is the translation for "campagne". It's not "campaign" for sure...I would think either "expedition", "project", or something in that vein.
"de terrain" in any case I'm certain is "field"; what I'm not sure about is the translation for "campagne". It's not "campaign" for sure...I would think either "expedition", "project", or something in that vein.
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site investigation
If this concerns "GEOLOGY" as opposed to archaeology, then it would be "site investigation campaign", IOW series of tests, geological prospecting etc. aimed at identifying the underlying geology (for example, to determine if the stone used to build the pyramids as actually available in the area, at what depth beneath the sand, que sais-je. As opposed to a laboratory testing on rock and soil samples taken duing the site investigations.
If it is a campaign of archaeological investigations, then the above "field expedition" might work, though I'm not sure "expedition" is still said these days. Is that not more appropriate for the days when archaeologists stood a good chance of coming home with a Masai spear lodged between their shoulderblades or an ancient mummy in hot pursuit (and I'm not talking about what archaeologists got up to with young local women)?
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Reference to palaeontologists suggests to me at least that the research was more geological than archaeological.
If it is a campaign of archaeological investigations, then the above "field expedition" might work, though I'm not sure "expedition" is still said these days. Is that not more appropriate for the days when archaeologists stood a good chance of coming home with a Masai spear lodged between their shoulderblades or an ancient mummy in hot pursuit (and I'm not talking about what archaeologists got up to with young local women)?
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Note added at 3 hrs 41 mins (2005-11-17 22:21:20 GMT)
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Reference to palaeontologists suggests to me at least that the research was more geological than archaeological.
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Carolingua
: Thanks for your comments; it's important to take the context and audience into account! You may be right about "expedition" being more of a layperson's term (which is why it came into my mind...I'm not a geologist!)
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field campaign; program of field work
common expressions in the profession.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Carolingua
: I concede that you are in the best position to know!! (I hope askers look at the answerers' profiles before selecting an answer...it's important to take that into account!)
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