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en tout venant

English translation: quarry-run gravel

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French term or phrase: tout venant
English translation:quarry-run gravel
Entered by: Claire Cox

13:29 Mar 5, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Decommissioning nuclear plants
French term or phrase: en tout venant
From a report on decommissioning a reactor pressure vessel:

This is a heading in the contents list:
"Remplissage du caisson en tout venant". In the relevant section, the only other mention to this phrase is "Le caisson est rempli en tout venant grace au pont roulant de 300 tonnes". Has anyone ever come across this phrase or have any idea what it means?
Many thanks.
Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:18
with pit run/pit rungravel
Explanation:
du sable ou du gravier de carrière comme matière inerte
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 03:18
Grading comment
Thanks Francis (and Bourth)- I've gone for quarry-run gravel in the end
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +1with pit run/pit rungravel
Francis MARC


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
with pit run/pit rungravel


Explanation:
du sable ou du gravier de carrière comme matière inerte

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thanks Francis (and Bourth)- I've gone for quarry-run gravel in the end

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Also "quarry-run gravel", "as-dug gravel", etc., i.e. not screened or crushed.
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