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development (ici)

French translation: les aménagements

06:57 Feb 19, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Geology / instabilité des sols/mise en français
English term or phrase: development (ici)
Bonjour,

"***Development*** makes the land more unstable and increases the likelihood of a disaster."

"***Development*** can destabilize a hillside and increase the likelihood of landslides. You destabilize when you carve out land for roads, when you dig foundations, when you install water and sewer lines. All of these can disrupt the stability of the soil on a hillside and increase the threat of a landslide."

Je me demande si "développement" en français rend tout à fait l'idée.

Par ailleurs, lorsqu'une ville se situe dans les contreforts d'une chaîne de montagnes, comment rendre "***hillside***" ?

Merci d'avance.
Gat
Local time: 18:03
French translation:les aménagements
Explanation:
hillside : flanc de coteau/colline
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 19:03
Grading comment
D'autres idées me plaisaient bien, aussi. Bon week-end à tous.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3l'exploitation, la mise en exploitation
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +2les aménagements
Francis MARC
5progrès
gabuss
3 +1L'urbanisation
Nathalie Milliet
3développement des infrastructures
Alain Pommet


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
les aménagements


Explanation:
hillside : flanc de coteau/colline

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 19:03
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
D'autres idées me plaisaient bien, aussi. Bon week-end à tous.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Odette Grille (X)
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agree  S Boucher
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
l'exploitation, la mise en exploitation


Explanation:
hillside = (flanc m de) coteau
R&C

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 173

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  januschpoter: Oui, exploitation rend bien l'idée d'excavation, d'extraction de terrain.
39 mins
agree  Diana Salama
53 mins
agree  cjohnstone: exploitation
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progrès


Explanation:
une autre option que donne le Lexique Technique

hillside = versant m (ou penchant m) d'une colline - deux autres options à part les termes proposés par les collègues cf. Harraps Dictionary

gabuss
Local time: 16:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
L'urbanisation


Explanation:
Autre suggestion.
Pour "hillside", je dirais : à flanc de colline ou de coteau

Nathalie Milliet
France
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Bohy: Cela colle tout à fait avec l'explication qui suit.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
développement des infrastructures


Explanation:

Une autre idée ( cf. aménagements)

développement et amélioration des infrastructures.

Il s'agit bien ici de l'installation de nouvelles structures et non pas d'exploiter quelquechose qui existe déjà.



Alain Pommet
Local time: 18:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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