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French translation: embout de graissage


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English term or phrase:zerk
French translation:embout de graissage
Entered by: Julie Martineau
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02:47 Apr 7, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: zerk
The grease zerk is self tapping, just screw it in, with the appropriate socket or wrench.
Julie Martineau
Local time: 12:55
embout de graissage
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peekay
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Local time: 06:55
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1embout de graissage
peekay
5graisseurrcolin
3graisse Zerkntaylor


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
graisse Zerk


Explanation:
http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?srch=105&FORM=AS5&q=greas...


It looks and sounds like a trademark.

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-04-07 03:07:53 GMT)
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lubrifiant

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Note added at 24 mins (2006-04-07 03:11:53 GMT)
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http://store.avlube.com/zerfitcap.html

No actually, I am taking it back! Have a look at the website.
Zerk is often refered as a part.

ntaylor
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
embout de graissage


Explanation:
see source attached


    Reference: http://granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index1024_1....
peekay
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grease zerk
graisseur


Explanation:
graisseur est plus usuel que embout de graissage et semble mieux convenir au contexte (le visser dans l'orificice avec la douille ou la clé appropriée)

rcolin
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