Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
spotter
French translation:
un aide à la navigation
Added to glossary by
Jean-Paul ROSETO
Oct 14, 2013 13:46
10 yrs ago
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English term
"traduttore non traditore"!
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: Italian to French, English to French, French
spotter
English to French
Other
Safety
sécurité en entreprise
"I’ll need to watch out for other office personnel, use hallway mirrors, use a spotter, wear PPE and avoid twisting my back when loading the cart". Que signifie spotter dans le cadre de la sécurité en entreprise ? merci
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 +2 | un aide à la navigation |
Daryo
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| 4 | signaleur |
Marion Feildel (X)
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| 4 -1 | espion / mouchard |
FX Fraipont (X)
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Proposed translations
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un aide à la navigation
The likely scenario is someone driving a forklift inside a warehouse.
The forklift operator could need a "spotter" to help them navigate around the warehouse without bumping into someone round the corner or to aim properly at pallets or avoid hitting shelves with their load
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Note added at 28 mins (2013-10-14 14:14:48 GMT)
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un(e) guide ?
The forklift operator could need a "spotter" to help them navigate around the warehouse without bumping into someone round the corner or to aim properly at pallets or avoid hitting shelves with their load
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Note added at 28 mins (2013-10-14 14:14:48 GMT)
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un(e) guide ?
Peer comment(s):
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GILLES MEUNIER
: une aide
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It's a person, not a device. I assumed a male. Could be adapted ... Thanks!
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Alain Boulé
: guetteur serait une traduction mais ne semble pas employé
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c'est en effet un "guetteur"; mais ça associe trop à l'armée ou à des bandes de criminels. Merci!
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci"
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9 mins
espion / mouchard
chargé de surveiller ses collègues
"spotter : Informal. a person employed to watch the activity and behavior of others, especially employees, as for evidence of dishonesty. "
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spotter?&path=/
"spotter : Informal. a person employed to watch the activity and behavior of others, especially employees, as for evidence of dishonesty. "
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spotter?&path=/
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Daryo
: you can imagine this in a serious "Health and Safety" manual?
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you must be right - I misread the context.
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1 hr
signaleur
Site pour grutiers - Grutiers.net
www.grutiers.net/technologie/communiquer/
Depuis son poste de pilotage, le grutier a quelquefois besoin de se faire guider pour éxécuter une manoeuvre en toute sécurité notament lors de travail délicat, quand ... La personne désignée pour effectuer les gestes s'appelle un signaleur.
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-10-14 15:38:31 GMT)
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Voir aussi archives KudoZ : http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/transport_transp...
www.grutiers.net/technologie/communiquer/
Depuis son poste de pilotage, le grutier a quelquefois besoin de se faire guider pour éxécuter une manoeuvre en toute sécurité notament lors de travail délicat, quand ... La personne désignée pour effectuer les gestes s'appelle un signaleur.
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-10-14 15:38:31 GMT)
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Voir aussi archives KudoZ : http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/transport_transp...
Discussion
In any case I don’t' think it's about indulging someone's paranoia about co-workers (it's not some historic documents from the Stasi?), nor about "spotters" paired with a sniper or mortar operator or a "spotter" for a bunch of burglars (the one in Watergate done a pretty bad job) or drug dealers or .... [end of digression]