fers métalliques en U

English translation: steel U profiles

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French term or phrase:fers métalliques en U
English translation:steel U profiles
Entered by: Irina Lazarescu

00:08 Jul 17, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: fers métalliques en U
Ici, les entretoises sont des fers métalliques en U.
Angelina Galanska
United States
steel U profile
Explanation:
Term ”U profile” is frecvently used.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2019-07-17 06:41:33 GMT)
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......or steel/aluminium U-profile brackets.
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Irina Lazarescu
Romania
Local time: 10:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1steel U profile
Irina Lazarescu
1 -1U-shaped metal brackets
Marco Solinas


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
U-shaped metal brackets


Explanation:
I am just guessing that the "fers métalliques" are brackets. I was not able to find support for this guess on the web.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 00:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: They aren't brackets.
1 day 18 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
steel U profile


Explanation:
Term ”U profile” is frecvently used.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2019-07-17 06:41:33 GMT)
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......or steel/aluminium U-profile brackets.


    https://melindasteel.com/profiles-and-laminated-products/46-steel-u-profile-3.html
    https://www.google.com/search?q=U-profile&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9tevBq7vjAhUP0qYKHSWnC60QsAR6BAgJEAE&biw=1522&bih=588&dpr=1.
Irina Lazarescu
Romania
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: Plural in this case, or change the ST term to singular when glossing.
1 day 12 hrs
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