Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
étanchéité protection gravillonnée
English translation:
waterproof membrane with gravel protection
Added to glossary by
Sarah Russell
Jun 30, 2022 13:31
1 yr ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Works in: French to English
étanchéité protection gravillonnée
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Technical specifications for a new property contain information on the roof of the property. The document contains just two bullet points concerning the roof, the second of which reads as follows: 'Partiellement, dalle béton avec étanchéité protection gravillonnée ou auto protégée'.
Thanks in advance if you're able to help me with this. And I'll post a separate question concerning 'auto protégée' if I can't work it out on the basis of answers to this post.
Thanks in advance if you're able to help me with this. And I'll post a separate question concerning 'auto protégée' if I can't work it out on the basis of answers to this post.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | waterproof membrane with gravel protection |
Tony M
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| 4 | Waterproofing (tanking) with gravel protection |
Andrew Bramhall
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| 3 | concrete slab with grit covered sealing compound |
Bashiqa
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Proposed translations
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waterproof membrane with gravel protection
...or self-protected (but tweak word order!)
Peer comment(s):
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Bashiqa
: Spot on.
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Thanks, Chris!
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Andrew Bramhall
: How do we know for sure that a membrane is being used?//Yes; roofing felt and bitumen is also a membrane; You might be referring to something like visqueen;
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Because that's what 'une étanchéité' in FR means: 'a (waterproof) membrane' / 'membrane' is a generic term covering a broad range of technologies.
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Emmanuella
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Thanks, Emmanuella!
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Daryo
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks so much once again Tony!"
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Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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Waterproofing (tanking) with gravel protection
It probably means that the roofing felt has been bitumened and covered with pea gravel; This is called tanking or waterproofing in UK construction, to make roofs and pitches watertight;
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concrete slab with grit covered sealing compound
fairly literal translation.
Discussion
Anyway, this site explains what auto protégée is too.
https://dls-etancheite.fr/nos-services/etancheite/
https://www.ledebat-batiment.fr/2021/03/26/refection-complex...
https://www.macon-etancheite.com/protection-gravillonnee/
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/construction-ci...