Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sur le terrain au contact des machines
English translation:
...in the field, with hands-on contact/experience with the machines
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CateA (X)
Oct 4, 2005 09:02
18 yrs ago
French term
sur le terrain au contact des machines
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I don't understand what the phrase "sur le terrain au contact des machines" means here. It's from a curriculum vitae, and the sentence is:
J'ai ainsi eu l’occasion d’effectuer des déplacements chez des clients en Europe et d’y réaliser, sur le terrain au contact des machines, des essais et mesures pour ses produits.
In the previous sentence he states that he has previously worked "en station d’épuration en papeterie" and "chez un
fournisseur de lames en tant qu’Ingénieur Services", so the bit about the machines could be referring to either of these two previous jobs.
Any assistance greatly appreciated.
J'ai ainsi eu l’occasion d’effectuer des déplacements chez des clients en Europe et d’y réaliser, sur le terrain au contact des machines, des essais et mesures pour ses produits.
In the previous sentence he states that he has previously worked "en station d’épuration en papeterie" and "chez un
fournisseur de lames en tant qu’Ingénieur Services", so the bit about the machines could be referring to either of these two previous jobs.
Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | in the field in contact with-ie hands on experience in the field |
writeaway
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| 4 | you need to reparse the sentence to understand |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
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in the field in contact with-ie hands on experience in the field
my take
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Comment: "Thanks very much writeaway and the everyone else for your help. I found your answer very helpful too CMJ, as it clarified it further."
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you need to reparse the sentence to understand
I therefore was called upon at times to visit clients in Europe and ...d'y réaliser (there = in Europe) des essais et mesures pour ses produits sur le terrain (et) en contact avec les machines
In other words, this person went to the site (sur le terrain) and carried our tests etc. actually on the physical machines
I had occasion to go to customer premises in different places in Europe where I carried out tests etc. on site/on the spot/in the field in relation to the actual machines
With all due apologies to Writeawy whose answer iscorrect but the little box provided is not big enough for me to write all this
In other words, this person went to the site (sur le terrain) and carried our tests etc. actually on the physical machines
I had occasion to go to customer premises in different places in Europe where I carried out tests etc. on site/on the spot/in the field in relation to the actual machines
With all due apologies to Writeawy whose answer iscorrect but the little box provided is not big enough for me to write all this
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