cloison de distribution intérieure

English translation: inner space partition / indoor partitionning structure

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French term or phrase:cloison de distribution intérieure
English translation:inner space partition / indoor partitionning structure
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

18:51 Sep 23, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction
French term or phrase: cloison de distribution intérieure
Building specifications/estimate. List item: "Cloisons intérieures de distribution de type " Placostil " 72/48 ou 98/48 compris laine minérale et finitions des joints"
Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 20:42
partitions
Explanation:
are rarely outside !!!if need a bit more to account for organisation espace, would call them inner space partitions or indoor partitionning structures if want some jargon...
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cjohnstone
France
Local time: 02:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Internal partition
Stephen McCann
4 +1interior diving walls
William Stein
4 +1partitions
cjohnstone
4interior partition
awilliams


  

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Internal partition


Explanation:
They are the light walls that separate rooms inside buildings. Only "cloisons" can be used also.

Stephen McCann
Spain
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: "Distribution" is often used by French real estate agents to refer to the way a house etc is divided up into rooms.
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interior diving walls


Explanation:
Distribute the space in the office into Dilbert cubicles

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Note added at 2003-09-23 19:02:38 (GMT)
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sorry: Interior Dividing Walls!

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... our offer for interior decorating, we design all kinds of dividing walls and lowering ... program for all kinds of objects and purposes and \'PLACOSTIL\' - system of ...
www.ukras.hr/djelatnost_frame_eng.html - 11k

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: I like "diving walls" better--nothing beats an indoor swimming pool, even if you do have to climb up the wall to dive!
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  -> You've got me climbing the walls already!
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interior partition


Explanation:
interior partition (walls), maybe?

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Note added at 7 mins (2003-09-23 18:59:14 GMT)
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There is a Placostil example here:

http://prod-bpbplaco.integra.fr/dyn/bpbplaco/pdtsys/profmil....

HTH, Amy

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Note added at 12 mins (2003-09-23 19:04:37 GMT)
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\'Partition wall\' is usually sufficient for describing indoor partition walls, so \'interior\' may be a bit redundant. Nevertheless this is on a list of building specs, so...

awilliams
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:42
Native speaker of: English
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
partitions


Explanation:
are rarely outside !!!if need a bit more to account for organisation espace, would call them inner space partitions or indoor partitionning structures if want some jargon...

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Prob. all that's needed here.
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