Jul 6, 2022 17:27
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French term
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forme de segment torse
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16. Dispositif selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que la surface extérieure de la pièce présente une forme hélicoïdale ou une forme de segment torse.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | twisted segment/cross-section shape |
Conor McAuley
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| 3 | linearly twisted shape |
Bourth
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Change log
Jul 6, 2022 19:20: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "orme de segment torse" to "forme de segment torse"
Proposed translations
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Conor McAuley
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French term (edited):
orme de segment torse
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twisted segment/cross-section shape
torse: see Discussion, thanks Emmanuella.
So: has a twisted segment/cross-section shape
The word "segment", from memory, sometimes translates as "cross-section', which seems a better fit here, but I can't confirm that with references.
Posting on behalf of Emmanuella, really. Might as well get an entry in the glossary for this pitfall, which is new to me after learning French for 32 years.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-07-06 19:28:54 GMT)
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On second thoughts, a twisted segment shape doesn't make sense to me (a segment of what?), but anyway, that's what the text seems to be saying...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2022-07-07 09:55:30 GMT)
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Imène : merci, bon courage et bonne journée !
So: has a twisted segment/cross-section shape
The word "segment", from memory, sometimes translates as "cross-section', which seems a better fit here, but I can't confirm that with references.
Posting on behalf of Emmanuella, really. Might as well get an entry in the glossary for this pitfall, which is new to me after learning French for 32 years.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-07-06 19:28:54 GMT)
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On second thoughts, a twisted segment shape doesn't make sense to me (a segment of what?), but anyway, that's what the text seems to be saying...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2022-07-07 09:55:30 GMT)
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Imène : merci, bon courage et bonne journée !
Note from asker:
| agree tahk you Conor McAuley |
| @philgoddard: agree "twisted segment shape" |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: I don't think 'cross-section' works here — you're not getting muddled with 'section', are you?
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Fair enough. Yes, section, thanks! No wonder I couldn't find a reference.
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| agree |
philgoddard
: Segment.
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Thanks Phil!
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| agree |
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
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Thanks Barbara!
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| agree |
Samuël Buysschaert
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Thanks Samuël!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 hrs
linearly twisted shape
I'm working on the assumption that 'segment' here means 'line segment', and thus a line, hence 'linear'.
Discussion
http://patents.google.com/patent/WO2016156612A1/en
Are you sure you need to do it again?
https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/torsional