Plinthe

English translation: Kickplate

20:46 Aug 26, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / UK English – Lorry / HGV trailer
French term or phrase: Plinthe
I know what this is, but don't know what it would be called in the context of fitting out an HGV trailer. It's basically the metal skirting fitted around the inside of the trailer body. I'm not sure whether to call it skirting or kickplate or whether it would be called something else in this context.
B D Finch
France
Local time: 14:29
English translation:Kickplate
Explanation:
Put up as a suggestion so that we can get an entry into the glossary but this word was actually suggested by the asker in her original question.
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SafeTex
France
Local time: 14:29
Grading comment
Thanks. I never got any reply from the client when I pointed out the problem with having found that there was also a "plinthe basse" of the same dimensions and they seem to have accepted "kickplate", which seems right to me.
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4 +2Kickplate
SafeTex


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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Kickplate


Explanation:
Put up as a suggestion so that we can get an entry into the glossary but this word was actually suggested by the asker in her original question.


    Reference: http://www.transit.ca/en/accessories/kick-plates
SafeTex
France
Local time: 14:29
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
Thanks. I never got any reply from the client when I pointed out the problem with having found that there was also a "plinthe basse" of the same dimensions and they seem to have accepted "kickplate", which seems right to me.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Full points if it turns out to be right as a) I'm feeling generous and b) your link with photos was what decided it. However, a little complication has arisen in the form of a "plinthe basse"; so, I'm asking the client to clarify.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
16 mins
  -> Thanks anyway

agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X): agree
1 hr
  -> Thanks anyway
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