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bridge and trencher booms
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Aug 14, 2020 12:10
3 yrs ago
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English term

hard-nosed

English to French Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering trancheuse
Built thrhard-nosed to power through soft soils to abrasive rock, the Vermeer family of trenchers has been an asset on the pipeline for 50 years.
Proposed translations (French)
5 +1 robuste
4 +1 à bec dur
3 solide

Discussion

Althea Draper Aug 14, 2020:
I think 'hard-nosed' may be a play on words here and have two meanings. The first may be a literal meaning of hard-nosed as 'tough'. The second relates to the boom nose itself (and possibly the nose roller assembly) being heavy duty - see http://loweman.com/trenchers

and

https://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools/toro-22473#.

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
Selected

robuste

Imho
Peer comment(s):
agree Germaine
1 day 1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci"
55 mins

solide

"Built hard-nosed " : de construction solide / construit solidement / solidement construit

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+1
3 hrs

à bec dur

I think this is to be understood quite literally, even if any pun intended in English is lost, it wasn't a pun that merts translation.
Peer comment(s):
agree Samuel Clarisse
19 hrs
Thanks Samuel
neutral Germaine : Alors, il me semble que le "bec" serait un soc. Mais après avoir vu la vidéo, je ne crois pas que ça puisse convenir à la trancheuse décrite.
23 hrs
I haven't watched the video, so must trust your judgement based upon it.
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