Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

critical

French translation:

sensible

Added to glossary by Elise Tiberghien
Nov 19, 2019 20:40
4 yrs ago
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English term

critical

English to French Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
Contexte : membrane d'étanchéité pour la construction

Merci !!!

Heavy duty, preformed composite membrane combining a self-adhesive rubber/bitumen compound and a tough, puncture-resistant four-ply polyethylene laminate for electrical insulation in critical sub-structures and civil works.
Proposed translations (French)
4 +4 sensible
3 +1 critique

Proposed translations

+4
1 hr
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sensible

Dans ce contexte d'étanchéité, on parle en FR d'ouvrages sensibles : ouvrages enterrés (sub-structures), etc
FR sensible = critical/vital to its existence and/or function

Problématique de l’étanchéité des relevés en Ouvrages d’Art - Zones sensibles à étancher
https://www.le-pont.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04...

Locaux enterrés sensibles - mis en œuvre des revêtements intérieurs d’imperméabilisation (minéralisation, enduits minces, résine) ou des revêtements extérieurs d’étanchéité
https://www.etandex.fr/expertises-techniques/etancheite-et-c...

locaux sensibles
http://www.axter.eu/produit-solution-etancheite/relevés-renf...
Peer comment(s):

agree mchd
50 mins
Merci !
agree GILLES MEUNIER
5 hrs
Merci !
agree Helene Carrasco-Nabih
10 hrs
Merci !
agree Michael Confais (X)
14 hrs
Merci !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci ! c'est aussi ce qui m'était venu à l'esprit… :-)"
+1
15 mins

critique

Also possibly 'clé' or 'essentiel', depending on what the field is, and just how critical this really is!
Peer comment(s):

agree Fanny Hallier
1 hr
Merci, Fanny !
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