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coarse material

French translation: matériel grossier

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English term or phrase:coarse material
French translation:matériel grossier
Entered by: Alain Marsol

20:53 Feb 20, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Geology
English term or phrase: coarse material
Bonjour,

un géologue explique la fonction d'un "catch basin" :

"In areas where debris flows are frequent, catch basins are one of the few effective solutions. They are built to catch rocks and branches while letting the water pass through. It fills in the basin. At the far end of the basin is a spillway. In the center of the basin there is a stilling well which drains out the water. The ***coarse material*** settles to the bottom of the basin, while the water and the mud continue out the stilling well. If we build a debris basin we can catch the sediment and the water then continues down a channel."

Il doit exister un terme géologique spécifique, mais lequel ?
De plus, on ne peut utiliser "sédiment" qui sera utilisé juste après.

Merci d'avance !
Gat
Local time: 18:01
matériel grossier
Explanation:
Des exemples sur le web.
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Alain Marsol
Local time: 18:01
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Gracias!
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3 +3matériel grossier
Alain Marsol
3gravats
Jennifer Levey


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
coarse material (ici)
matériel grossier


Explanation:
Des exemples sur le web.


    Reference: http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/ca...
    Reference: http://www2.unine.ch/documentmanager/files/lsh/geographie/su...
Alain Marsol
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mchd: les matériaux, et non pas matériel !
9 mins
  -> Les deux se rencontrent... Merci Mchd
agree  cchat: on trouve les deux, mais le pluriel est plus fréquent. Surtout dans ce texte, il est spécifié qu'il s'agit de "rocks and branches."
10 hrs
  -> Merci Cchat
agree  Stephanie Sullivan: I got "matières grossières" rather.
13 hrs
  -> Merci Stéphanie
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
coarse material (ici)
gravats


Explanation:
Autre possibilité ...

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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