Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
couple de vissage constant
English translation:
constant tightening torque
Added to glossary by
Emma Paulay
Sep 10, 2010 10:21
13 yrs ago
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French term
France
couple de vissage constant
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
Screw tops
Context is an automatic cap tightener.
Consistency of torque?
Consistency of torque?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | constant tightening torque |
Tony M
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| 3 | constant make up torque |
Radu DANAILA
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Proposed translations
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constant tightening torque
The literal approcah seems appropriate to me here
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Radu DANAILA
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constant make up torque
http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...
http://www.akersolutions.com/NR/rdonlyres/D085589C-0BD4-4585...
http://www.akersolutions.com/NR/rdonlyres/D085589C-0BD4-4585...
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I think 'make-up torque' is too restrictive, the term is mainly used in quite specific fields
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it depends on the context - the asker will certainly decide which form fits better
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