test hole

French translation: forage d'essai

12:58 Mar 21, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems / Gold mining
English term or phrase: test hole
Bonjour,

je traduis un texte parlant de mineurs qui cherchent de l'or en Alaska. On fait plusieurs fois références à un "test hole", sauriez-vous comment traduire ce terme ?

"At the mine, Roger is digging 15 metres down in a test hole near the top of Smith Creek Hill."
"They found the half ounce of gold worth nearly $1,000, 16 metres down in the test hole."
blan
Local time: 21:58
French translation:forage d'essai
Explanation:
ou trou de prospection
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PourToutDire (X)
Canada
Local time: 15:58
Grading comment
Très bien, merci beaucoup.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2forage d'essai
PourToutDire (X)
5terrier d'essai.
Mohamed Hosni
4fosse d'essai
FX Fraipont (X)
3puits d'essai
florence metzger


  

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forage d'essai


Explanation:
ou trou de prospection


    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index800...
PourToutDire (X)
Canada
Local time: 15:58
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Très bien, merci beaucoup.

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agree  Daniel Marquis
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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fosse d'essai


Explanation:
en utilisant une excavatrice - pas de forage

http://www.vidxden.com/e5s6yel3eswa/Gold.Rush.Alaska.S02E17....

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
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puits d'essai


Explanation:
une suggestion...

on peut aussi trouver galerie d'essai

florence metzger
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
terrier d'essai.


Explanation:
C'est la traduction que je vous propose puisque le contexte concer la recherche d'or.
Good luck.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-03-21 18:14:35 GMT)
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Ou aussi trou d'essai.

Mohamed Hosni
Morocco
Local time: 20:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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