1.000-m gauge

French translation: voie métrique

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English term or phrase:1.000-m gauge
French translation:voie métrique
Entered by: PFB (X)

12:04 Oct 16, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: 1.000-m gauge
Railways: total: 2,778 km: narrow gauge: 1.000-m gauge (2004)

Merci d'avance!
PFB (X)
Local time: 12:09
voie métrique
Explanation:
cf.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_gauge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter_gauge

+ GDT "meter gauge"



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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-10-16 20:27:33 GMT)
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Voies ferroviaires: 2,778 km ; voie métrique (2004)
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Graham macLachlan
Local time: 12:09
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Merci à tous pour votre aide
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2voie métrique
Graham macLachlan
5voie étroite de 1 mètre
Daniel Marquis
3la marque - le repère des 1000 mètres
Magali Bertrand (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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la marque - le repère des 1000 mètres


Explanation:
Difficiel d'être sûre sans plus de contexte ?!!

Magali Bertrand (X)
South Africa
Local time: 12:09
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
voie étroite de 1 mètre


Explanation:
C'est une voie étroite (voir autre réponse) d'une largeur de 1 mètre.
Voir d'ailleurs le site ci-dessous, qui illustre bien cette proposition.

Example sentence(s):
  • ... au Nord de Tunis, et à voie étroite de 1 mètre, dans le Centre ...

    Reference: http://www.profburp.com/tunis1900/cft/cft.htm
Daniel Marquis
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 42
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
voie métrique


Explanation:
cf.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_gauge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter_gauge

+ GDT "meter gauge"



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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-10-16 20:27:33 GMT)
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Voies ferroviaires: 2,778 km ; voie métrique (2004)

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 12:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Merci à tous pour votre aide

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
9 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Proelec: Oui. C'est aussi l'expression rencontrée couramment.
38 mins
  -> merci

agree  divas
54 mins
  -> merci

disagree  Daniel Marquis: Réponse en contradiction avec narrow gauge. Pourtant c'est la même voie!
2 hrs
  -> selon plusieurs définitions, "narrow gauge" fait moins de 1.43m, ce dernier étant la norme
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