Oct 26, 2007 07:32
16 yrs ago
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French term
guichet
French to English
Bus/Financial
Construction / Civil Engineering
Hinges
This is the part of the document about how the company developed to its present form. It describes one way in which they broadened the range of products:
'Vers 1980, en plus de ses activites habituelles, il imagine fabriquer des ***guichets pare-balle.***Cette activite occupe 100 personnes...'
It doesn't give any more information as to what these 'guichets' are. The company has been described, previous to this, as manufacturing high specification hinges and aluminium windows (ie frames), so bullet-proof windows seems unlikely, and, in any case, I assume you would use the word 'fenetre' for this.
'Vers 1980, en plus de ses activites habituelles, il imagine fabriquer des ***guichets pare-balle.***Cette activite occupe 100 personnes...'
It doesn't give any more information as to what these 'guichets' are. The company has been described, previous to this, as manufacturing high specification hinges and aluminium windows (ie frames), so bullet-proof windows seems unlikely, and, in any case, I assume you would use the word 'fenetre' for this.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | bullet-proof transfer unit |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 +3 | bullet-proof teller windows |
Attorney DC Bar
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| 3 +1 | window |
David Goward
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| 4 | transaction window |
siragui
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| 2 | hatch/shutter |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
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Proposed translations
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bullet-proof transfer unit
Have also seen it as this (from my notes):
Guichet blindé (Bullet-proof) (cash/goods/bulk) transfer unit (btu) [Barbour91 p660]
Can be one of those rotary things at post offices, or the cash drawer beneath the windowy bit at motorway toll gates, etc. since if it's bullet proof it's because there is more to be had than the information in the teller's head and there is habitually a transfer of things/cash.
Guichet blindé (Bullet-proof) (cash/goods/bulk) transfer unit (btu) [Barbour91 p660]
Can be one of those rotary things at post offices, or the cash drawer beneath the windowy bit at motorway toll gates, etc. since if it's bullet proof it's because there is more to be had than the information in the teller's head and there is habitually a transfer of things/cash.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Bourth. This is what I was looking for, although GWC- Claire (above) has found an actual reference to 'guichets pare-balles' which would rather suggest that they do mean a type of window (-but I'll have to find a UK version)."
+1
9 mins
window
Go back your question the other day (http://www.proz.com/kudoz/2215754).
As "newangle" stated, a "guichet" is a "window" in a bank, ticket office, etc.
As "newangle" stated, a "guichet" is a "window" in a bank, ticket office, etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Yes! If these people specialize in making frames and fittings, then it is logical they might extend that to special-purpose frames of this type.
9 mins
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Thanks Tony. The asker must have some doubts, though, to ask the question again.
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17 mins
hatch/shutter
Maybe this is some form of bullet proof shutter or hatch for counters in banks.
+3
21 mins
bullet-proof teller windows
'Guichet' often being a teller window in a bank, and that's the most likely place for bullet proof glass.
Example sentence:
drive-thru, night depositories, bullet proof teller windows, teller pedestals, teller lockers, alarm system
Behind a bank of five bullet-proof teller windows, Mr. Shane and his employees at the Money Centers check-cashing branch on West 23d Street cash hundreds of
Note from asker:
| Could well be, but I need UK English (where we don't say 'teller'), for one thing, and I was wondering why a factory making specialised hinges would suddenly start making windows. Maybe the bullet-proof aspect explains this, I don't know. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jean-jacques alexandre
49 mins
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| agree |
Claire Chapman
: That's what it looks like in the picture at this web site http://www.edgb2b.com/Bollore_Protection_SA-4889-noprofil-10...
6 hrs
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| agree |
Tony M
: You've found a good way of expressing it to make it clear, even if this term doesn't of course encompass all possible variants
7 hrs
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59 mins
transaction window
Wanted to vote for rufinus, but the place doesn't have to be a bank. This term seems pretty common in the industry, though.
http://www.pacificbulletproof.com/products/
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-26 09:14:30 GMT)
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Take it easy, asker. I simply wanted to remind you that "window" = "fenêtre" is far from a sure bet. Not sure what you want me to check in the PR, but why don't we leave it at that.
http://www.pacificbulletproof.com/products/
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-26 09:14:30 GMT)
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Take it easy, asker. I simply wanted to remind you that "window" = "fenêtre" is far from a sure bet. Not sure what you want me to check in the PR, but why don't we leave it at that.
Note from asker:
| I think your note above is rather patronising and supercilious. Perhaps you should look in the Petit Robert, among others. |
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