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Seizure of crank shaft

Flemish translation: vastlopen

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English term or phrase:seize (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in the machine) become jammed
Flemish translation:vastlopen
Entered by: Ide Verhelst (X)

22:14 Aug 23, 2011
English to Flemish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Seizure
English term or phrase: Seizure of crank shaft
The word seizure in this case is related to mechanics and electricity, its about a motor.

anyone knows the meaning of seizure in this case and what will be the translation into Flemish.
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Local time: 07:56
vastgelopen krukas
Explanation:
Definitie van het ww "to seize" op wordreference: "4 (of a machine with moving part or a moving part in the machine) become jammed".

In het Nederlands heet dat "vastlopen" (zie ook van Dale).
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Ide Verhelst (X)
Belgium
Local time: 13:56
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, thsi was really helpful.
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seizure of crank shaft
vastgelopen krukas


Explanation:
Definitie van het ww "to seize" op wordreference: "4 (of a machine with moving part or a moving part in the machine) become jammed".

In het Nederlands heet dat "vastlopen" (zie ook van Dale).


Example sentence(s):
  • Door een vastgelopen krukas is er zo veel schade ontstaan dat de hele motor gereviseerd moet worden.

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Ide Verhelst (X)
Belgium
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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Thanks a lot, thsi was really helpful.
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