Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
a = are / ca = centiare
English translation:
are = 100 m² / centiare = 1 m²
Added to glossary by
Paula McMullan
Feb 13, 2007 09:16
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
40a 35ca
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
This is the unit of measurement for a housing development in Guadeloupe. My initial thought was that "a" meant acre, but that doesn't make sense given that Guadeloupe is a DOM and therefore, I imagine, metric.
Even if it is acre, then I cannot find what "ca" means as a subdivision.
Any ideas please?
Thanks
Even if it is acre, then I cannot find what "ca" means as a subdivision.
Any ideas please?
Thanks
Proposed translations
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| 5 +6 | 4035 m² |
David Goward
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| 4 +4 | are and centiare |
Kate Hudson (X)
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| 4 +3 | 40a 35 ca |
Grzegorz Kurek
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Proposed translations
+6
6 mins
Selected
4035 m²
40 ares and 35 centiares
= 4035 square metres
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-13 11:39:01 GMT)
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Incidentally, I've just discovered while messing about on http://www.onlineconversion.com, in response to Conor's agreement below, that 4035 sq.m is very, very slightly less than one acre (0.997). If an Imperial equivalent is required, that might be handier than 43432 sq.ft!
= 4035 square metres
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-13 11:39:01 GMT)
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Incidentally, I've just discovered while messing about on http://www.onlineconversion.com, in response to Conor's agreement below, that 4035 sq.m is very, very slightly less than one acre (0.997). If an Imperial equivalent is required, that might be handier than 43432 sq.ft!
Peer comment(s):
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
4 mins
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Thanks, Miranda.
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| agree |
Francis MARC
13 mins
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Thanks, Francis.
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| agree |
Tony M
: That's the way I woudl write it in EN
15 mins
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Yes, in my experience, "ares" don't mean a lot in the English-speaking world.
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Bourth (X)
: Ares do so mean a lot in the ESW - at least twice as much as ises.
1 hr
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:-) But does a centare equal at least 200 ises?
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Conor McAuley
: Might also include a sq ft conversion, depending on the audience /// ah, not to me now, the only unit of area I understand is football fields, the Sky News unit of area! (I challenge you to work that one out!)
2 hrs
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Thanks, Conor. That's 43432 sq. ft to you, sir!/As football pitches are about 100x60 m = 6000 sq.m, I'd say about two-thirds ;-)
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Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
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Thanks, Vicky.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "David, you're a star. Thanks for your very practical answer."
+4
5 mins
are and centiare
These are parts of a hectare
Peer comment(s):
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
5 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Odette Grille (X)
8 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Tony M
17 mins
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Thanks
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Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
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Thanks - better late than never!!
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+3
5 mins
Grzegorz Kurek
Poland
Poland
Specializes in field
Poland
Civil engineer, 20 yrs experience
Native in: Polish 
Works in: French to Polish, Polish to French, English to Polish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7
40a 35 ca
where a = are = 100 sq.m
ca = centi-are = 1/100 are = 1 sq.m
ca = centi-are = 1/100 are = 1 sq.m
Peer comment(s):
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
4 mins
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thx :)
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Tony M
17 mins
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thx :)
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Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
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thx :)
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Discussion
Please, could you edit the gloss entry to make it more logical to anyone stumbling across it cold?
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm