Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

"Main courante"

English translation:

Log book

Added to glossary by claremacdonald
Jul 6, 2009 10:05
14 yrs ago
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French term

"Main courante"

French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Helicopter search and rescue procedure
The full sentence, which is part of a search and rescue protocole involving GPS localisation is

"Vérifie la Main courante de l'Opérateur"

I am getting handrail everywhere I look and can't think what this could be. Any help much appreciated!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 Log book
References
Everywhere ???
Change log

Jul 6, 2009 16:10: Emma Paulay changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Aerospace / Aviation / Space" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Proposed translations

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Selected

Log book

Often a file of notes/complaints/things to do or check etc. Sometimes called day book.

See Collins-Robert.
Peer comment(s):

agree lundy
8 hrs
Thanks, Liz.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Whilst variations such as daybook do exist in specific professions, log book is the most general and accurate term, especially in this context which is quasi-military and in the context of aviation where indeed log books are kept at all times."

Reference comments

5 hrs
Reference:

Everywhere ???

Une main courante est une trace écrite dans un commissariat de police ou de gendarmerie. Elle consiste à faire état d'un fait pouvant ...
www.commentcamarche.net/.../affich-2472584-main-courante

soit au commissariat de police : les faits relatés sont consignés sur un registre de main courante tenu par les services de police, ...
www.commentcamarche.net/.../affich-5319408-bases-juridiques... -

Une main courante est, en France, un journal où sont consignés l'ensemble des événements de la vie d'une association, d'un commissariat de police, ...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_courante_(registre) –

17 Apr 2009 ... (KudoZ) French to English translation of demande main courante: request for a copy of a police daybook entry [Law (general) (Law/Patents)].
www.proz.com/.../3200834-demande_main_courante.ht
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Emma Paulay : Not just in police stations though.
39 mins
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