Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
t° ambiante
English translation:
température ambiante = room temperature
Added to glossary by
Jean-Claude Gouin
Jan 7, 2009 17:44
15 yrs ago
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French term
t° ambiante
Non-PRO
French to English
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
I am translating a procedure document for measuring the density of thermoplastic materials.
I am struggling with the folowing term:
On introduit la t° ambiante
This comes under the instructions for using the densitometer however I cannot find the relevant term for 't° ambiante'.
Thank you for your help.
I am struggling with the folowing term:
On introduit la t° ambiante
This comes under the instructions for using the densitometer however I cannot find the relevant term for 't° ambiante'.
Thank you for your help.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +12 | température ambiante = room temperature |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 5 +3 | ambiant temp. |
Isabelle Berquin
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Change log
Jan 7, 2009 18:33: Angie Garbarino changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jan 7, 2009 23:44: Jean-Claude Gouin Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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température ambiante = room temperature
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Isabelle Berquin
Native in French
PhD with a solid scientific background
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian) 
Works in: English to French, French to English
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ambiant temp.
or ambient temperature
Peer comment(s):
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Claire Cox
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Merci!
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Karen Tkaczyk
: Obivously this is a possibility for a very specific register, but we rarely use ambient temperature in English.
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Thanks for the comment. I agree that "room temp." is more common, but "ambient" could be used in scientific papers ("ambient temperature" search returned ~12,000 hits in PubMed, "room temperature" ~30,000 hits). It would depend on the overall style.
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Tony M
: Can sometimes be applicable (NB: 'ambiEnt'): we might say "leave to cure at room temperature", but "at an ambient temperature of 20C"
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Thanks Tony, yes "ambient" of course.
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rkillings
: "Being an even less precise specification than "room temperature", "ambient temperature" is more certain to be accurate. Because scientists strive for accuracy ... many use this specification exclusively just as a matter of course" (Wikipedia)
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Thanks!
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