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English translation: Pilot car

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French term or phrase:Voiture pilote
English translation:Pilot car
Entered by: veratek

09:51 Apr 23, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction site safety
French term or phrase: Voiture pilote
action: Transfer gear onto machine carriers

means used:

* Semi porte char

* Voiture pilote
veratek
Brazil
Local time: 06:10
Control car
Explanation:
I'm wondering if this isn't just a case of there being a sort of moving vehicle on tracks to carry the machines and that the voiture pilote is simply the 'control car' which effectively 'pilots' or drives the rest of the vehicle.

see:

voiture-pilote - Wiktionnairefr.wiktionary.org/wiki/voiture-piloteEn cache
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Origine et histoire de « voiture-pilote » ... (Chemin de fer) Voiture de chemin de fer équipée d'une cabine de conduite et ... anglais : control car (en) , cab car (en) ...

voiture pilote - Traduction anglaise – Lingueewww.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/voiture+pilote.htmlEn cache
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Voiture-pilote avec traverse porte-tampons détaillée et jupe pare-chocs rapportée. maerklin.ch. maerklin.ch. The cab control car has a detailed buffer beam and ...
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Marie-Helene Dubois
Spain
Local time: 11:10
Grading comment
Thanks (pilot car).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3lead car
Tony M
4 -2A show car
Hekate
3 -1Control car
Marie-Helene Dubois


Discussion entries: 3





  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
A show car


Explanation:
appartement/Program pilote: show flat/Program.

Hekate
Spain
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Not in the context here
7 mins
  -> thank you very much. Learning every day.
disagree  Marie-Helene Dubois: have you ever seen a show car used to transfer goods onto a machine carrier? It helps if you read the question.
3 hrs
  -> That comment is not necessary Marie-Helene. N'abandonnez pas la politesse
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Control car


Explanation:
I'm wondering if this isn't just a case of there being a sort of moving vehicle on tracks to carry the machines and that the voiture pilote is simply the 'control car' which effectively 'pilots' or drives the rest of the vehicle.

see:

voiture-pilote - Wiktionnairefr.wiktionary.org/wiki/voiture-piloteEn cache
+1 de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler
Origine et histoire de « voiture-pilote » ... (Chemin de fer) Voiture de chemin de fer équipée d'une cabine de conduite et ... anglais : control car (en) , cab car (en) ...

voiture pilote - Traduction anglaise – Lingueewww.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/voiture+pilote.htmlEn cache
+1 de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler
Voiture-pilote avec traverse porte-tampons détaillée et jupe pare-chocs rapportée. maerklin.ch. maerklin.ch. The cab control car has a detailed buffer beam and ...


Marie-Helene Dubois
Spain
Local time: 11:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66
Grading comment
Thanks (pilot car).
Notes to answerer
Asker: I don't know if it would necessarily be on tracks since this is about a construction site. But that is what I thought too (towing vehicle?) - I just don't know what is the best jargon.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Your refs. refer to railway rolling stock; in this context of a road convoy, it is simply the vehicle that precedes the convoy, warning people it is coming and/or clearing the way.
19 hrs
  -> Indeed. Which should be 'pilot vehicle' as concluded in the discussion...
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
voiture pilote
lead car


Explanation:
Plenty of refs. on the 'Net

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Note added at 23 hrs (2013-04-24 09:23:48 GMT)
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AKA escort or pilot vehicle / car

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Note added at 23 hrs (2013-04-24 09:26:56 GMT)
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'lead car' is the term more applicable when referring to a convoy made up of a number of cars, probably less appropriate for an 'abnormal load' convoy.

However, the other two terms I've suggested are indeed used in connection with heavy truck etc. convoys.

Tony M
France
Local time: 11:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1250
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