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soil roughening

French translation: augmenter la rugosité du terrain

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English term or phrase: soil roughening
French translation:augmenter la rugosité du terrain
Entered by: Lany Chabot-Laroche

17:23 Jan 13, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
English term or phrase: soil roughening
Description
Soil roughening is a temporary erosion control practice often used in conjunction with grading. Soil roughening involves increasing the relief of a bare soil surface with horizontal grooves, stair-stepping (running parallel to the contour of the land), or tracking using construction equipment. Slopes that are not fine graded and that are left in a roughened condition can also reduce erosion. Soil roughening reduces runoff velocity, increases infiltration, reduces erosion, traps sediment, and prepares the soil for seeding and planting by giving seed an opportunity to take hold and grow.

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Lany Chabot-Laroche
Canada
Local time: 04:32
augmenter la rugosité du terrain
Explanation:
Il existe peut-être un terme géologique plus spécifique, mais à mon avis cela convient tout à fait.
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Anne-Laure Schneider
France
Local time: 10:32
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Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4augmenter la rugosité du terrain
Anne-Laure Schneider
3apporter au sol un relief prononcé
Linda Lemieux
3bossage du sol
Genestelle


  

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apporter au sol un relief prononcé


Explanation:
voilà ma suggestion

Linda Lemieux
Local time: 04:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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augmenter la rugosité du terrain


Explanation:
Il existe peut-être un terme géologique plus spécifique, mais à mon avis cela convient tout à fait.

Anne-Laure Schneider
France
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: French
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Merci
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bossage du sol


Explanation:
sans doute pas une expression consacrée, mais colle assez avec la définition voisine trouvée dans Wikipédia:
"En architecture le bossage en ornement de façade consiste à faire des saillies régulières avec les pierres, en les taillant ciselées, et ou avec des joints accentués (depuis Renaissance). "
Le problème ici est que la seule alternative est de traduire par une périphrase comme l'on fait nos collègues.

Genestelle
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