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Engine switch

French translation: système de sécurité

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English term or phrase:Engine switch
French translation:système de sécurité
Entered by: Corinne Bono

15:57 May 15, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: Engine switch
Hello,

Mentioned in a non technical text, this relates to a motor bike from what I can guess by the context (or lack of such).
Is it the same as an ignition switch?
That's my guess more or less. As the man hit the wall when his motorbike suddenly stopped for the oil level went down as he was looking at a girl in little clothing on, so did not pay any attention when the drop in oil in the engine turned the "engine switch" off.
I'm not even sure this holds any credibility, but I'm not responsible for the author's fantasy when he describes a dream he had. Dreams by defintion do not care much for feasibility.
Thank you !
Corinne Bono
France
Local time: 03:41
système de sécurité
Explanation:
Apparemment c'est un coupe-circuit de sécurité … Ah ! l'ambiguïté des rêves !
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jacrav
Neth. Antilles
Local time: 21:41
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Thank you Jacrav, Rita and Pamkin !
I wonder what Freud would have done with that dream ;-)
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3 +1système de sécurité
jacrav
4arrêter le moteur
S.Paramesh Kumar


  

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engine switch
système de sécurité


Explanation:
Apparemment c'est un coupe-circuit de sécurité … Ah ! l'ambiguïté des rêves !

jacrav
Neth. Antilles
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 90
Grading comment
Thank you Jacrav, Rita and Pamkin !
I wonder what Freud would have done with that dream ;-)

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agree  RHELLER: ( qui coupe automatiquement) www.yamaha-motor.ca/products/ products.php?model=184&LANG=fr - 18k
30 mins
  -> Hi Rita. Thx. Hope you had a nice Sunday ;)
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
engine switch
arrêter le moteur


Explanation:
Drop in the ëngine oil level turned "the engine switch off"


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S.Paramesh Kumar
India
Local time: 07:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1
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