Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
grillage à moutons
English translation:
sheep mesh
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Feb 16, 2012 12:03
12 yrs ago
French term
French-English, business & legal.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English, English
Grillage à moutons
French to English
Other
Construction / Civil Engineering
Fencing description
I am translating a document about a piece of land that has been sold. It relates the description of the land, the buildings on the land and now, is talking about the fencing around the property.
The phrase reads:
clôture par grillage sur poteaux béton et grillage à moutons sur poteaux bois en limite de la parcelle 207 au Nord.
Do we call this 'sheep mesh fencing'? Or just 'mesh fencing'? Or something else?
The phrase reads:
clôture par grillage sur poteaux béton et grillage à moutons sur poteaux bois en limite de la parcelle 207 au Nord.
Do we call this 'sheep mesh fencing'? Or just 'mesh fencing'? Or something else?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | sheep mesh |
Tony M
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| 5 +2 | mesh sheep fencing |
Amy Sommer
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| 5 | Mesh fencing |
narasimha (X)
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Change log
Mar 1, 2012 04:23: Tony M Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
20 mins
Selected
sheep mesh
It's a kind of (usually welded) wire mesh with a particular size suitable for restraining sheep. This is the standard terminology as used by farmers etc. See several thousand Google hits...
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Note added at 22 minutes (2012-02-16 12:25:37 GMT)
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You don't need to use 'fencing', as you already have it at the beginning of your sentence with 'clôture' — so you will probably want to say something like 'fenced with ... and ...'
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Note added at 23 minutes (2012-02-16 12:27:12 GMT)
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It's a square mesh, as distinct, for example, from 'chain-link fencing' (loose, diamond-shaped mesh) and chicken wire (woven, diamond-shaped small mesh).
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Note added at 28 minutes (2012-02-16 12:31:49 GMT)
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You're right, what makes it 'sheep mesh' is specifically the pitch of the square mesh.
Here's a picture of the general type of thing; as you can see, it is used for sheep and goats as well!
http://www.maxflex.com/art_maxflex/goat_poultry_combo.jpg
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Note added at 22 minutes (2012-02-16 12:25:37 GMT)
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You don't need to use 'fencing', as you already have it at the beginning of your sentence with 'clôture' — so you will probably want to say something like 'fenced with ... and ...'
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Note added at 23 minutes (2012-02-16 12:27:12 GMT)
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It's a square mesh, as distinct, for example, from 'chain-link fencing' (loose, diamond-shaped mesh) and chicken wire (woven, diamond-shaped small mesh).
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Note added at 28 minutes (2012-02-16 12:31:49 GMT)
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You're right, what makes it 'sheep mesh' is specifically the pitch of the square mesh.
Here's a picture of the general type of thing; as you can see, it is used for sheep and goats as well!
http://www.maxflex.com/art_maxflex/goat_poultry_combo.jpg
Note from asker:
| Thanks Tony for such a helpful answer. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
4 mins
mesh sheep fencing
This the nylon and wire electric fencing meant to keep the animals in and the predators out.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Amy. And @Chris- this is what I was wondering, do we call it 'sheep fencing' (as opposed to 'cow fencing' for example??). I am guessing that sheep mesh is a particular size and thickness. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cyril B.
: Sounds good
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| agree |
chris collister
: Forget the mesh. Just sheep
12 mins
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| neutral |
Tony M
: 'sheep mesh' is a particular kind of wire mesh, and has nothing to do with electric fencing. Although you have all the right terms, I don't think your word order would be the standard way of expressing it.
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13 mins
Mesh fencing
Mesh fencing to keep away the animals from entering the enclosure.
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