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bac lourd

10:29 Sep 30, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Ceilings
French term or phrase: bac lourd
"Un confort acoustique exceptionnel rendu possible par des faux plafonds métalliques bac lourd, fonctionnels pour tout type d’aménagement que ce soit en open space ou en cloisonné."

From the technical description document for a future office building
Kari Foster
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:19


Summary of answers provided
3 -1Metal ceiling
Messaoudi N.
Summary of reference entries provided
heavy bac panel
José Patrício
Definition:
kashew

  

Answers


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Metal ceiling


Explanation:
Selon le contexte évoqué.

Messaoudi N.
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Under-translation: this is very specifically a modular type of suspended ceiling, which uses panels that are heavier than the usual extremely lightweight ones, hence the term. This could refer to ANY kind of ceiling that happened to be made of metal...
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Reference comments


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Reference: heavy bac panel

Reference information:
BAC Heavy Duty Workbenches with integrated storage systems are the first choice for Australian workplaces - https://www.bacsystems.com.au/
Basic BAC – Bended and framed panels - http://www.fratellimariani.it/en/architecture/products/ceili...
Bac-Woods, LLC is a privately held company in Wanette, OK and is a Single Location business. - https://www.manta.com/c/mhxwwlp/bac-woods-llc
BAC tested panel design with telescopic fill support - https://www.baltimoreaircoil.eu/parts/FRP-fill
Bac lourd autoportant à bords jointifs, avec double jonc longitudinaux. - http://www.echame.fr/bac-lourd_1012070.html
ceiling BAC.011 of Light-Tech - https://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=BAC ceilings&oq=BAC cei...

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  kashew: Good refs.
1 day 5 hrs
  -> thanks
neutral  Tony M: Several of those refs. actually have nothing to do with the context.
1 day 5 hrs
  -> OK, my dear, it's not the context that matters, but the demonstration that BAC is a enterprise (company)
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Reference: Definition:

Reference information:
Les bacs lourds sont utilisés pour l'isolation accoustique renforcée. Ils sont composés d'un sandwich Placo/laine de roche/voile noir.

kashew
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 509

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M: That's the ticket!
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agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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