Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Ecran de projection en accroche

English translation:

mounted projection screen

Added to glossary by Vanessa Lindsey
Mar 16, 2004 11:44
20 yrs ago
French term

en accroche

French to English Tech/Engineering Computers: Hardware
document detailing equipment needed for a conference (technical)

segment: - "1 Ecran de projection frontale 5,60m x 4,20m en accroche"
Proposed translations (English)
4 -1 mounted projection screen
3 +4 hanging (screen)

Proposed translations

-1
2 hrs
Selected

mounted projection screen

It's not clear from the context how the screen is mounted - i.e. projection screens can be wall, floor or ceiling-mounted or even attached to a specific base. I'd therefore put mounted to remain just as vague as the French

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Note added at 2 hrs 3 mins (2004-03-16 13:48:09 GMT)
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accrocher can also mean to fasten or fix, such as accroché au mur (wall mounted), accroché au plafond (ceiling mounted), and so on
Peer comment(s):

disagree Tony M : 'mounted screen' is nonsense, without proper qualification (wall-, ceiling-, etc.). It could even lead to misinterpretation, since 'mounted' in photographic contexts has a quite specialized meaning.
1940 days
1940 days - quick off the mark, aren't you?! I did mention about screens being wall-mounted, etc., but I take your point nevertheless, although I strongly disagree about mounted being nonsense and the possible misinterpretation, since the context is clear
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+4
18 mins

hanging (screen)

accrocher = to hang
Peer comment(s):

agree Vicky Papaprodromou
16 mins
agree Bruce Capelle : Oui, je le comprends aussi comme ça mais le français n'est pas clair
1 hr
agree Hacene
6 hrs
agree Tony M : Yes, the implication is fairly clearly 'not a floor-standing one'
1941 days
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