Feb 6, 2019 11:02
5 yrs ago
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French term
ouvrages d’art
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
ouvrages d’art
It seems to me that the term "ouvrages d’art" has a double use.
It seems to be used both to refer to large engineering (infrastructure) projects and to finished structures such as dams, railways.
Can anyone shed light on this thanks.
It seems to be used both to refer to large engineering (infrastructure) projects and to finished structures such as dams, railways.
Can anyone shed light on this thanks.
Proposed translations
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Lynda Northwood
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Proposed translations
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Lynda Northwood
France
France
Native in English
France
Tourism and Technical Specialist
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
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structures
The term in your suggested context means structures as in civil engineering structures i.e. bridges, tunnels etc
Example sentence:
un ouvrage d'art pour franchir la vallee
a structure to cross the valley
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: hard to be 100% sure. Could be, but more context is needed
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