les règles de l'art

English translation: best industry practice

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French term or phrase:	les règles de l'art
English translation:	best industry practice
Entered by:	David BUICK

19:11 Jul 27, 2007

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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / call for tenders to build a plant

French term or phrase: les règles de l'art

Context: ENGAGEMENTS FERMES DE L'ENTREPRENEUR
"L'entrepreneur est obligé ....de procéder à toute épreuve et conformément aux plans et préscriptions, ceci d'après les règles de l'art et de l'état actuel de la technique."

Up to this point, I have been translating "les règles de l'art" as "rules of the trade", because the context had more to do with conduct than technology. In this context, however, "l'état actuel de la technique" is definitely the current state of the art of the technology", so am I right to still translate "les règles de l'art" as "according to the rules of the trade" in this context too? I wish you could see the entire text - full of barbs like these! A lot of "Swiss cheese"!

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best industry practice

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suggestion: according to best (industry) practice

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I agree perfectly and am changing all my "according to the rules of the trade" to your suggestion. "best practice" already in Kudoz, but I like your translation better!
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best industry practice

Explanation:
suggestion: according to best (industry) practice

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I agree perfectly and am changing all my "according to the rules of the trade" to your suggestion. "best practice" already in Kudoz, but I like your translation better!

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