Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Mtons
French translation:
millions de tonnes (Mt)
English term
Mtons
4 +4 | millions de tonnes (Mt) | Antoine Dequidt |
4 +1 | Mt ou mégatonne | Dominic D |
Jul 4, 2014 12:40: Gaurav Sharma changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): GILLES MEUNIER, mchd, Gaurav Sharma
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Proposed translations
millions de tonnes (Mt)
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Note added at 1 jour19 heures (2014-07-06 07:13:13 GMT)
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D’accord avec Dominic, le symbole Mt est exclusivement réservé à la mesure de puissance (énergie, travail, chaleur). Pour la mesure de masse il convient d’utiliser le terme complet "millions de tonnes".
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Dominic D
: effectivement le M veut dire méga mais il est rare qu'on l'écrit pour ne pas confondre avec les armes nucléaires
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Tony M
: The 'tons' is because it isn't Mt (= metric tons) but mega-tons (Imperial tons) — the difference is fairly insignificant, but it explains the abbreviation.
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florence metzger
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Simon Charass
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Mt ou mégatonne
je pense que c'est une abréviation non conforme de Mt
Discussion
So it's working at under 40% capacity apparently.
http://www.bollore-africa-logistics.com/en/ports-and-termina...