Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
gravure
English translation:
(index) mark / marking
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Apr 16, 2022 21:00
2 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Reliable German/French to English
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
gravure
French to English
Marketing
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Camera
Donc c'est une graduation sur l'iris,
c'est une gravure.
Je saute de gravure en gravure.
(Text about a video camera).
c'est une gravure.
Je saute de gravure en gravure.
(Text about a video camera).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | mark |
Tony M
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| 4 -1 | ingraving / etching |
Anastasia Kalantzi
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| 4 -1 | indent, indentation |
Bourth
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| 4 -2 | image |
Becaye Guindo
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Change log
Apr 22, 2022 10:58: Tony M Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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mark
These will be the aperture marks with which the lens barrel is 'graduated'
Note that, although it may (or may not) literally take the form of an 'iris', in photography we would normally refer to it as the 'aperture' setting.
In fact, we probably wouldn't even express it this way in EN — I'd be more likely to say "go from stop to stop" — the aperture setting is usually referred to as a 'stop' or 'f-stop', like f5.6 etc., and that's the more usual way we'd probably refer to the fact of rotating the aperture ring — each of the 'gravures' being the 'engraved' mark indicating the positions of the various 'stops'.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2022-04-17 11:10:30 GMT)
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I'd just like to point out 2things:
1) The context here is a video camera
2) I used to teach this subject at University level.
Note that, although it may (or may not) literally take the form of an 'iris', in photography we would normally refer to it as the 'aperture' setting.
In fact, we probably wouldn't even express it this way in EN — I'd be more likely to say "go from stop to stop" — the aperture setting is usually referred to as a 'stop' or 'f-stop', like f5.6 etc., and that's the more usual way we'd probably refer to the fact of rotating the aperture ring — each of the 'gravures' being the 'engraved' mark indicating the positions of the various 'stops'.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2022-04-17 11:10:30 GMT)
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I'd just like to point out 2things:
1) The context here is a video camera
2) I used to teach this subject at University level.
Peer comment(s):
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Samuël Buysschaert
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Merci, Samuël !
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Daryo
: that's what I had in mind // yes, a pro would say "I go from stop to stop" or "I keep closing/opening the iris".
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Thanks, Daryo!
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Yvonne Gallagher
: absolutely. F-stop mark
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Thanks, Yvonne!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for the thorough explanation!"
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2 hrs
Becaye Guindo
Senegal
Senegal
Native in French
Works in field
Senegal
General
Native in: French (Variant: African) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Wolof to French, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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image
engraving: gravure, estampe, ciselure, cliché
Example sentence:
La gravure sur le trophée indiquait le nom du gagnant.
The engraving on the trophy showed the winner\'s name.
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: (1) pointless without more context + (2) "image" is somewhere at the rock bottom of the list of translations likely to make sense.// also "linguee" is mostly useless: very few gems buried under mountains of rubbish.
3 hrs
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Tony M
: Now we have more context, it is clear this wouldn't make sense in the context given.
6 hrs
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12 hrs
Anastasia Kalantzi
Greece
Greece
Greece
EnFrGreek Medical/Mechanical/Legal
Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern) , Greek (Ancient) (Variants: Koine (common), Doric, Homeric, Ionic, Aeolic)
Works in: French to Greek, Greek to French, English to Greek, and 5 more.
ingraving / etching
p.e. Après la sculpture et la photographie, mon grand-père s'est essayé à la gravure / Engraving is an art.
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/dra...
Engraving is an intaglio printmaking process in which lines are cut into a metal plate in order to hold the ink. In engraving, the plate can be made of copper or zinc.
The metal plate is first polished to remove all scratches and imperfections from the surface so that only the intentional lines will be printed. When making an engraving, the printmaker incises or cuts a composition directly into the surface of a metal plate using a sharp tool, known as a burin: a steel shaft ending in a beveled diamond-shaped tip that is set into a rounded wooden handle.
https://www.britannica.com/art/engraving
engraving, technique of making prints from metal plates into which a design has been incised with a cutting tool called a burin. Modern examples are almost invariably made from copperplates, and, hence, the process is also called copperplate engraving. Another term for the process, line engraving, derives from the fact that this technique reproduces only linear marks. Tone and shading, however, can be suggested by making parallel lines or crosshatching.
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SORRY FOR THE SPELLING MISTAKE:
ENGRAVING and not Ingraving.
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Note added at 12 ώρες (2022-04-17 09:32:05 GMT)
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https://www.britannica.com/art/engraving
Lots of wonderful examples of Engraving Art, in which I have practiced myself on a wooden material for long time.
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BUT IT COULD ALSO BE THAT SORT OF ... LASER CAMERA FOR ENGRAVERS...
https://youtu.be/-K4aF0nukKI
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AND STILL BY ADDING THIS VIDEO ABOUT LASER CAMERA FOR CUTTERS AND ENGRAVERS, MY SUGGESTION IS : ENGRAVING
https://petapixel.com/2021/04/01/make-it-your-own-why-i-lase...
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https://youtu.be/ZSS3T4llIC4
Laser etching logo
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/dra...
Engraving is an intaglio printmaking process in which lines are cut into a metal plate in order to hold the ink. In engraving, the plate can be made of copper or zinc.
The metal plate is first polished to remove all scratches and imperfections from the surface so that only the intentional lines will be printed. When making an engraving, the printmaker incises or cuts a composition directly into the surface of a metal plate using a sharp tool, known as a burin: a steel shaft ending in a beveled diamond-shaped tip that is set into a rounded wooden handle.
https://www.britannica.com/art/engraving
engraving, technique of making prints from metal plates into which a design has been incised with a cutting tool called a burin. Modern examples are almost invariably made from copperplates, and, hence, the process is also called copperplate engraving. Another term for the process, line engraving, derives from the fact that this technique reproduces only linear marks. Tone and shading, however, can be suggested by making parallel lines or crosshatching.
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Note added at 12 ώρες (2022-04-17 09:29:00 GMT)
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SORRY FOR THE SPELLING MISTAKE:
ENGRAVING and not Ingraving.
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Note added at 12 ώρες (2022-04-17 09:32:05 GMT)
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https://www.britannica.com/art/engraving
Lots of wonderful examples of Engraving Art, in which I have practiced myself on a wooden material for long time.
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Note added at 12 ώρες (2022-04-17 09:39:07 GMT)
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BUT IT COULD ALSO BE THAT SORT OF ... LASER CAMERA FOR ENGRAVERS...
https://youtu.be/-K4aF0nukKI
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Note added at 12 ώρες (2022-04-17 09:57:00 GMT)
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AND STILL BY ADDING THIS VIDEO ABOUT LASER CAMERA FOR CUTTERS AND ENGRAVERS, MY SUGGESTION IS : ENGRAVING
https://petapixel.com/2021/04/01/make-it-your-own-why-i-lase...
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Note added at 13 ώρες (2022-04-17 10:16:25 GMT)
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https://youtu.be/ZSS3T4llIC4
Laser etching logo
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Now we have a little more context, it is clear that we are not talking about any sort of 'art' print, but simply the markings on the lens, which are often 'engraved' to make them more durable.
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yeah, but still, after these last laser cameras, my suggestion about ''gravure'' is ''engraving or etching''.
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15 hrs
indent, indentation
I think higher-quality devices will have indents machined/moulded into the controls (possibly filled with paint of a contrasting colour), others might just have marks painted on.
"A small INDENTATION on the aperture ring is the f-stop indicator; it should be at approximately the f4.5 mark."
"Lens mfrs typically choose to PRINT OR INDENT commonly used aperture markings"
"A small INDENTATION on the aperture ring is the f-stop indicator; it should be at approximately the f4.5 mark."
"Lens mfrs typically choose to PRINT OR INDENT commonly used aperture markings"
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Indeed, they are usually 'engraved' marks for durability — but I think it is unwise to translate as 'indent', as that would tend to suggest an actual 'detent' or 'notch', which modern lenses tend not to have (i.e. continuously adjustable).
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Daryo
: it's still simply a "mark", even if deeply engraved // OTOH you would risk confusion with real "indentations" inside the ring (***called like that***) used to stop the ring at predetermined positions.
11 hrs
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| neutral |
Yvonne Gallagher
: There may well be indents for the f-stop marks but not necessarily. Anyway, I think grooves or notches would be better.
1 day 21 hrs
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Discussion
Explication technique de la gravure laser
Dans la gravure laser, le matériau est chauffé si fort par le faisceau laser que, selon la durée d'exposition, la couleur change, ce qui créé un contraste, ou le matériau s'évapore ou brûle. La gravure laser ainsi réalisée est permanente et très résistante à l'abrasion.
https://www.troteclaser.com/fr-dz/apprentissage-et-assistanc...
HOW TO PREPARE IMAGES FOR LASER INGRAVING
https://www.haitechlasers.com/blog/how-to-prepare-images-las...
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If it's THAT kind of "l'iris" the ST is about, I have an idea about what the whole of
"c'est une graduation sur l'iris, c'est une gravure. Je saute de gravure en gravure."
could mean. But a guess based on assumptions is not much help. Occam's razor is a good method, but not always.
More context?
Please see my comment on your other related question.