Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
vitre auto raffinée
English translation:
car glass with advanced properties
Added to glossary by
Conor McAuley
Apr 27, 2011 10:02
13 yrs ago
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French term
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vitre auto raffinée
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
New Honda Civic models
"Grâce à des coussins gonflables de sécurité standards, un système de verrouillage centralisé, des prétendeurs de ceintures de sécurité et une caractéristique de vitre auto raffinée, l’impact des collisions et des accidents sera considérablement réduit."
I can't think of anything to do with it apart from going literal.
*Fr. (Can.) > Eng. (UK)
Thanks.
I can't think of anything to do with it apart from going literal.
*Fr. (Can.) > Eng. (UK)
Thanks.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | car glass with advanced properties |
B D Finch
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| 3 | une caractéristique raffinée de la vitre auto |
Bourth (X)
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| 2 | a special type of automobile window glass |
chris collister
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Proposed translations
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car glass with advanced properties
"Car glass includes windscreens, side and rear windows, and glass panel roofs on a vehicle. Side windows can be either fixed or be raised and lowered by ..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_glass -
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"... method that capitalizes on the advanced properties of plastic materials in ... Prevents accidents and injuries • Prevents OSHA citations ..."
www.lomontimt.com/chemprod.html
"0... truck parts could have advanced properties but would still be easy to manufacture. ...
www.standard.net/.../self-healing-metal-scientist-develop-r... - United States - Cached - Similar
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One of the occasions when one language tends to use the singular where the other uses the plural.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_glass -
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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-04-28 08:19:13 GMT)
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"... method that capitalizes on the advanced properties of plastic materials in ... Prevents accidents and injuries • Prevents OSHA citations ..."
www.lomontimt.com/chemprod.html
"0... truck parts could have advanced properties but would still be easy to manufacture. ...
www.standard.net/.../self-healing-metal-scientist-develop-r... - United States - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-04-28 08:20:50 GMT)
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One of the occasions when one language tends to use the singular where the other uses the plural.
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chris collister
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a special type of automobile window glass
I don't think this has anything to do with "self-refining", but is more likely to be a kind of glass (laminated or toughened) which breaks in such a way as to prevent splintering, shattering, or otherwise contributing to injury.
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une caractéristique raffinée de la vitre auto
Without actually saying what this characteristic of car glass is and what makes it refined.
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