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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 ! |
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Apparemment c'est un coupe-circuit de sécurité … Ah ! l'ambiguïté des rêves ! |
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jacrav
Local time: 10:06
| Grading comment Thank you Jacrav, Rita and Pamkin !
I wonder what Freud would have done with that dream ;-)
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11 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 | engine switch système de sécurité
Explanation:
Apparemment c'est un coupe-circuit de sécurité … Ah ! l'ambiguïté des rêves !
| jacrav
Local time: 10:06
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| | Grading comment Thank you Jacrav, Rita and Pamkin !
I wonder what Freud would have done with that dream ;-) |
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