Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
PNG (passages non gardés)
English translation:
unguarded access points
Added to glossary by
Héloïse Ki (X)
Sep 6, 2007 20:35
16 yrs ago
French term
PNG (passages non gardés)
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
"les PNG (passages non gardés) seront commandés par Soc. A en direct à Automatic System, sous-traitant de Soc. B dans le cadre des aménagements CE."
There's very little contact, other than that this is part of a catologue of works to be carried out on a new building, and this relates to the lobby for the lifts.
Thank in advance.
There's very little contact, other than that this is part of a catologue of works to be carried out on a new building, and this relates to the lobby for the lifts.
Thank in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | unguarded access points |
Bourth (X)
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| 5 -1 | the parts which will not be taken in charge by .../the parts outsouced to B will be .... |
Mohamed Mehenoun
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Proposed translations
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unguarded access points
Or something like that.
Having just done a job an access control systems, this is what springs to mind, access points which are not locked and bolted and controlled by a card reader or a fingerprint or iris recognition device!
Then again, I might be reading too much into it ...
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Note added at 55 mins (2007-09-06 21:31:07 GMT)
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Maybe "non-controlled" rather than "unguarded", unless it's a military facility.
Having just done a job an access control systems, this is what springs to mind, access points which are not locked and bolted and controlled by a card reader or a fingerprint or iris recognition device!
Then again, I might be reading too much into it ...
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Note added at 55 mins (2007-09-06 21:31:07 GMT)
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Maybe "non-controlled" rather than "unguarded", unless it's a military facility.
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the parts which will not be taken in charge by .../the parts outsouced to B will be ....
I guess those two are the best that you can use with a preference to :
the parts outsourced/subcontracted to B...
because that's what they mean by not "kept" by A
one's gotta be flexible...
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-06 21:55:39 GMT)
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the note doesn't change my suggestion
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-07 00:15:17 GMT)
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please refer to :http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q= "taken in charge "&btn...
for "taken in charge by"
some quotes:
Before a private estate can be considered to be taken in charge by ... 2)-As constructed drawings to a scale of 1:500 of the works to be taken in charge, in ...
When the roads were taken in charge by the Council the grassed roadside verges and street trees were also taken in charge. The areas between the cul-de-sacs ...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q= "taken in charge by"&b...
examples of "not taken in charge by"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q= "not taken in charge b...
I like this one:
t is not taken in charge by Kildare County Council. KDA maintain it on an ad hoc basis but not to the standard required. The solution would be to take it ...
For accompagnants (non registered participants), (lunch is not taken in charge by the organizing committee). For accompagnants non registered participants ...
because it's from a conference
please we as professionals should refrain from such notes as "Confidence level 5 means "highest, I am sure." because it just doesn't make it ...there are other ways to make observations especially constructive ones and I do believe naively may be that the purpose IS THAT !
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-07 00:19:42 GMT)
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more over I obviously meant :
parts of the project, no taken in charge by ...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-07 00:20:15 GMT)
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my bad...
"not" and not "no"
the parts outsourced/subcontracted to B...
because that's what they mean by not "kept" by A
one's gotta be flexible...
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-06 21:55:39 GMT)
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the note doesn't change my suggestion
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-07 00:15:17 GMT)
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please refer to :http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q= "taken in charge "&btn...
for "taken in charge by"
some quotes:
Before a private estate can be considered to be taken in charge by ... 2)-As constructed drawings to a scale of 1:500 of the works to be taken in charge, in ...
When the roads were taken in charge by the Council the grassed roadside verges and street trees were also taken in charge. The areas between the cul-de-sacs ...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q= "taken in charge by"&b...
examples of "not taken in charge by"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q= "not taken in charge b...
I like this one:
t is not taken in charge by Kildare County Council. KDA maintain it on an ad hoc basis but not to the standard required. The solution would be to take it ...
For accompagnants (non registered participants), (lunch is not taken in charge by the organizing committee). For accompagnants non registered participants ...
because it's from a conference
please we as professionals should refrain from such notes as "Confidence level 5 means "highest, I am sure." because it just doesn't make it ...there are other ways to make observations especially constructive ones and I do believe naively may be that the purpose IS THAT !
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-07 00:19:42 GMT)
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more over I obviously meant :
parts of the project, no taken in charge by ...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-07 00:20:15 GMT)
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my bad...
"not" and not "no"
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: "parts not taken in charge by?" What's that supposed to mean? Confidence level 5 means "highest, I am sure." / But if you're offering a professional translation into English with a CL 5, your proposal should at least be in standard English.
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it's supposed to mean that the part of the project concerned is the part which is not taken by the main contractor to say it crudely...and Yes I am well aware that 5 means that I'm highly sure kindely refer to notes added above
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