Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

accident

English translation:

discontinuity

Added to glossary by Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
Sep 3, 2012 13:14
11 yrs ago
French term

accident

French to English Science Geology
Le texte est un rapport de géologie pour la construction de zones d'irrigation

voici la phrase :
Des levés géologiques (levés d’affleurement, mesures de pendages, relevé d’accidents et déformations).

Proposed translations

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discontinuity

Peer comment(s):

agree Bertrand Leduc
27 mins
agree Guy Bray : (Structural discontinuity) - I usually say faults.
12 hrs
Yes, Guy, faults (or faulting) probably good enough - but they chose not to say "faille", and look at my ref. def.
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7 hrs

unevenness/irregularity

Accident de terrain, inégalité du relief, élévation du sol amenant de la variété dans un paysage uniforme
http://www.larousse.com/en/dictionnaires/francais/accident/4...

accident de terrain
creux ou bosse du sol
http://fr.thefreedictionary.com/accident de terrain

the only evidence of the essentially hummocky and irregular relief

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4eoOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=P...
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