Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
plateau des collections
English translation:
(special) collection/exhibition floor
Added to glossary by
Peter Field
Mar 5, 2008 07:12
16 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
21 yrs as a Translator/Editor from FR>EN
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English
plateau des collections
French to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
Museum floor or level for displaying art collections
I think it means a floor or level for displaying art collections in a museum.
Your opinions would be most welcome
Your opinions would be most welcome
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | (special) collection/exhibition floor |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | exhibit gallery |
Euqinimod (X)
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| 3 | permanent galleries |
Charles Hawtrey (X)
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Proposed translations
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(special) collection/exhibition floor
It's one of those words that means many many things.
Here "floor". Hardly matters it if is a separate floor (storey) or just part of the floor one is on.
In construction "plateau" is used for floors that are basically unpartitioned. Hence "plateau de bureaux"
Un plateau de bureaux de 275 m², traversant avec vue imprenable sur ... Dans un immeuble de bureaux, Le Prado Mermoz, un plateau de bureaux de 90 m² environ ...
www.groupe-pmr.com/a_loc_bureaux.htm
In a different register you get "plateau technique" which is not a floor devoted to building plant and equipment but:
Plateau Technique. Ensemble des installations, appareils et dispositifs médicaux concourant au diagnostic et au traitement des malades. ...
www.patrimoine-de-france.org/mots-neo-0-2151.html
Here "floor". Hardly matters it if is a separate floor (storey) or just part of the floor one is on.
In construction "plateau" is used for floors that are basically unpartitioned. Hence "plateau de bureaux"
Un plateau de bureaux de 275 m², traversant avec vue imprenable sur ... Dans un immeuble de bureaux, Le Prado Mermoz, un plateau de bureaux de 90 m² environ ...
www.groupe-pmr.com/a_loc_bureaux.htm
In a different register you get "plateau technique" which is not a floor devoted to building plant and equipment but:
Plateau Technique. Ensemble des installations, appareils et dispositifs médicaux concourant au diagnostic et au traitement des malades. ...
www.patrimoine-de-france.org/mots-neo-0-2151.html
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1 hr
exhibit gallery
The area where collections are displayed.
4 hrs
permanent galleries
An alternative that's not a literal architectural definition. http://www.rrm.co.uk/exhibitions/permanent_galleries.aspx
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