Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
"bute-roues"/"bordure"
English translation:
wheel stop / kerb
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B D Finch
Jul 14, 2009 00:01
14 yrs ago
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French term
"bute-roues"/"bordure"
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Road planning
In a discussion of possible safety features for a highway, the text refers to both of these terms. Does anyone know any specific terms for these other than "curb" (I think maybe a "bute-roues" is lower than a "bordure"). Any suggestions appreicated.
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Jul 19, 2009 19:58: B D Finch Created KOG entry
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wheel stop / kerb
"Retro reflective strips aid parking orientation and optimise vehicle parking spaces. ... Wheel Stop, 90x120x750, Red and Brown, 28719752, £60.63 ..."
www.workplace-products.co.uk/product/parking-bay-marker/
"The baseline is the line that passes along the back of a row of parking .... Kerb-to-Kerb Turning Circle Radius. The radius of the smallest circle .... Wheel stop. Wheels stops are placed at the ends of bays to prevent the vehicle from ..."
www.savoy.co.uk/QUICKSTART8.pdf
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-07-14 08:54:07 GMT)
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Note UK English = kerb, US English = curb. "Curb" is sometimes used in the UK, but it makes me think of horses and curb chains.
www.workplace-products.co.uk/product/parking-bay-marker/
"The baseline is the line that passes along the back of a row of parking .... Kerb-to-Kerb Turning Circle Radius. The radius of the smallest circle .... Wheel stop. Wheels stops are placed at the ends of bays to prevent the vehicle from ..."
www.savoy.co.uk/QUICKSTART8.pdf
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-07-14 08:54:07 GMT)
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Note UK English = kerb, US English = curb. "Curb" is sometimes used in the UK, but it makes me think of horses and curb chains.
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André Vanasse (X)
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"parking wheel curb (stopper)"/"street curb"
"Bute-roues" are the small curbs used in parking lots. "Bordure" refers to continuous edge of road.
2 hrs
[bute-roues = roadside curb] [bordure = road border (like a curb barely raised out of ground)]
Hello,
Yes, a "bordure" is lower than a "bute-roues."
Look at these pics (bute-roues):
http://www.artcad-etudes.fr/fr/fiche-reference.html?refe_id=...
une bordure de la route:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pbase.com/...
Yes, a "bordure" is lower than a "bute-roues."
Look at these pics (bute-roues):
http://www.artcad-etudes.fr/fr/fiche-reference.html?refe_id=...
une bordure de la route:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pbase.com/...
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B D Finch
: Dico-TP does not make that distinction and shows "bordure" simply as a kerb, giving that also as the GB (sic) English translation.
14 hrs
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True, but we don't know how general or specific they are being here. A "bordure" could just a marking resembling a kerb that is barely raised from the ground.
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17 hrs
vehicle containment kerb / kerb
Et al.
From my notes :
Chasse-roue Curb (prevents cars hitting walls, in carparks for ex.); wheel guide [Web], high kerb, vehicle containment kerb (high element with curved face that diverts vehicles through tyre reaction) [Web], wall buffer, corner buffer, kerb stoppers (Hazard Warning Systems Ltd, 55-57 Bristol Road, Birmingham B5 7TU; parking curb, car stop [Grainger, p.1896]; also "speedstopper ramps" = judder bars/speed bumps?)
From my notes :
Chasse-roue Curb (prevents cars hitting walls, in carparks for ex.); wheel guide [Web], high kerb, vehicle containment kerb (high element with curved face that diverts vehicles through tyre reaction) [Web], wall buffer, corner buffer, kerb stoppers (Hazard Warning Systems Ltd, 55-57 Bristol Road, Birmingham B5 7TU; parking curb, car stop [Grainger, p.1896]; also "speedstopper ramps" = judder bars/speed bumps?)
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