Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

quarry dust

French translation:

poussière de carrière

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Apr 8, 2014 21:09
10 yrs ago
English term

quarry dust

English to French Other Construction / Civil Engineering
"Gravier" me paraît trop gros et inexact. Je penche pour "poussière de roche" mais ça me paraît trop raffiné... Existe-t-il un équivalent ?
Merci !
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Discussion

liz askew Apr 8, 2014:
You don't provide sufficient context in English, i.e. a couple of sentences including your phrase. However, see:

poussière de carrière > Quarry dust - ProZ.com
www.proz.com › ... › Hamidou Ouédraogo › ROAD CONSTRUCTION‎
poussière de carrière > Quarry dust. One translation of the French term poussière de carrière in English is Quarry dust. Glossary name: ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Proposed translations

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la poussière de carrière

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agree Alain Boulé
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agree Proelec
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agree Jean-Claude Gouin
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agree Monique Hamon
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Looks like there are many occurrences out there for 'poussière de carrière' indeed. Silly me. Thank you."
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poussière de roche

worked 20 years in cement industry
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agree GILLES MEUNIER
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Reference comments

8 mins
Reference:

voir

Use of quarry dust instead of river sand for future ... - IAEG
www.iaeg.info/iaeg2006/papers/iaeg_038.pdf
by UDES JAYAWARDENA - ‎2006 - ‎Cited by 7 - ‎Related articles
Near-shore marine sand, dune sand and quarry dust (crushed rocks) are the other ... Près du sable marin de rivage, la poussière dunaire de sable et de carrière ...
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