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French to English Transport / Transportation / Shipping Translation Glossary

French term English translation
comptabilite-matieres detailed equipment list
comptage sous palan et entrée magasin keeping a tally between crane/hoist and warehouse
compte de vente sale on account
Concordant préventif ou liquidation des biens preventive concordant or liquidation (of assets)
conditionnement packaging
conditionnement vs emballage (individual) packaging and (outer) packaging / outers
conducteur de déchargement person in charge of unloading (the horses)
conduite en traction, en freinage et en vitesse imposée Driving is possible under power, while braking and at set speeds
conduite générale trainline
Entered by: Tony M
Configuration du contact Connection configuration/ Connection setting
Entered by: EirTranslations
Configuration longitudinale Longitudinal configuration
Entered by: EirTranslations
conflits de prise en écharpe sideswiping
Connaissement B/L = bill of lading
conservation des recours maintaining the right to take (legal) recourse
consigne instruction
consigne/déconsigne surety/deposit + release of the surety
consignes permanentes standing instructions
constatations régulières et suffisantes suitable and sufficient assessment
consulter (in this case) invited (to tender)
contenant plaqué / non-plaqué tagged/untagged
conteneurs durables circulants durable containers in constant use
contraintes exportées transport constraints
contre-jetée secondary jetty
convoi poussé push tow
corps de la voie trackbed
couche-palette pallet layer
coup de gîte to heel
Entered by: Janet Ross Snyder
coupe au droit du terrain cross section of the land/geological cross section
coupe/accroche uncoupling and coupling trains
coupler connect
Coupure Dividing effect
courbe de conjugaison the courbe = the braking curve and the \"conjugaison\" refers to the combination of braking curves
courbes engins engine power curves..
courrier de gestion business letters
Entered by: Carolyn Brice
crocs de suspente suspension hooks
croisé (criss-)crossed
culbutage tippling
cumul de flux flow management
cumul des marges multiple profit margins
D.R.C. after receipt of order
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