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quarter line

French translation: à l'échelle 1/48e

13:47 Apr 13, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
English term or phrase: quarter line
The aggreagation of waterlines, buttocklines, sections and diagonals indicative of a ship's form, drawn on a scale of 0.25" = 1ft
My understanding is that "quarter" is for the specific scale used (one quarter inch for one foot), but I have no idea of the possible French equivalent
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 04:12
French translation:à l'échelle 1/48e
Explanation:
I don't see where you get "quarter line" from, waterlines are the horizontal lines in a ship's drawing (lignes d'eau), however a 1/4" to 1' must be 1/48th scale because there are 48 1/4" in 1'(unless my maths are completely wrong, which is possible)
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Graham macLachlan
Local time: 04:12
Grading comment
OK, I assume that there is no specific term, I was wondering if there could exist something like HO = 1/87 or I = 1/32 for railroad models. Thanks
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4 +1à l'échelle 1/48e
Graham macLachlan


  

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à l'échelle 1/48e


Explanation:
I don't see where you get "quarter line" from, waterlines are the horizontal lines in a ship's drawing (lignes d'eau), however a 1/4" to 1' must be 1/48th scale because there are 48 1/4" in 1'(unless my maths are completely wrong, which is possible)

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 04:12
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Grading comment
OK, I assume that there is no specific term, I was wondering if there could exist something like HO = 1/87 or I = 1/32 for railroad models. Thanks

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agree  Hacene: indeed 12 X 4 = 48
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