Feb 7, 2008 19:38
16 yrs ago
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French term
Native in: Latvian 
Works in: English to Latvian, Russian to English, Latvian to English, and 23 more.
point haut
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Environment & Ecology
fire protection
"La nuit, il devra pouvoir détecter des fumées correspondant à la combustion de 50m2 de végétation à 10 km et 200m2 de végétation à 20km. Les distances s’entendent à partir du point haut désigné par le SDIS13"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | observation point |
Paul Cohen
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| 3 +2 | high point |
urielp (X)
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| 4 | elevated point/structure of firewatch |
Drmanu49
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| 4 | tower |
Carol Gullidge
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Proposed translations
+5
20 mins
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Works in field
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
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observation point
By definition, an observation point is at a relatively high elevation.
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: Same comment as re. "high point".
1 hr
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| agree |
B D Finch
: That is what I recall someone in a UK Fire Brigade calling them.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
12 hrs
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| agree |
Cyril Georget
22 hrs
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| agree |
Ben Gaia
: or fire lookout
22 hrs
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Comment: "Thanks."
+2
2 mins
high point
:)
Peer comment(s):
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Claire Cox
: Why not?
3 mins
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Thanks, Claire!
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| agree |
Bourth (X)
: Nothing says they are towers. Could be a hut on the edge of a high cliff, why not?
1 hr
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Thanks, Bourth!
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3 mins
elevated point/structure of firewatch
on an elevated structure such as a mast,. tower, house, over-looking the area to be ... point or point-to-multipoint. radio system. Frequency range ...
www.fire-watch.de/fileadmin/PDF/Prospekt_Firewatch_01.2007.... -
www.fire-watch.de/fileadmin/PDF/Prospekt_Firewatch_01.2007.... -
1 hr
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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28
tower
In this article, they are called variously Fire Lookout towers and observation towers.:
(See Introduction - immediately after Abstract)
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:hAyaYSH-ITsJ:www.fire.u...
(See Introduction - immediately after Abstract)
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:hAyaYSH-ITsJ:www.fire.u...
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