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gaining access

French translation: en accédant a


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English term or phrase:gaining access
French translation:en accédant a
Entered by: MikeGarcia
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22:19 Jun 28, 2002
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / automotive
English term or phrase: gaining access
If difficulty is encountered gaining access to and removing interlock switch
tradax
Local time: 01:44
en accédant a
Explanation:
Voilá.
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MikeGarcia
Spain
Local time: 01:44
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4"Acceder a"Ethele Salem Sperling
4 +1atteindre/ en atteindent
Ra91571
4Si l'accès à l'interrupteur de verrouillage afin de le retirer est difficileBOB DE DENUS
4en accédant a
MikeGarcia


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
"Acceder a"


Explanation:
2 accents - on the first e (') and on the a (`). Hope this help!

Ethele Salem Sperling
United States
Local time: 16:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MikeGarcia: Sí,pero en francés!
2 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont: oui - accéder à (avoir accès à) l'interrupteur de verrouillage
4 mins
  -> Thank You!
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow: D'accord avec Jean-Luc
5 mins
  -> Thank You!
agree  herve laurent
10 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
atteindre/ en atteindent


Explanation:
Could you use "reaching" as an alternative? Just a thought.

Ra91571
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont: yes here actually atteindre is also good since there is difficulty implied
2 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en accédant a


Explanation:
Voilá.

MikeGarcia
Spain
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jean-Luc Dumont: good French :) but infinitif will work better in French I think (S'il est difficile de)En cas de difficulté pour accéder à/atteindre l'interrupteur
4 mins
  -> Merci pour les observations.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Si l'accès à l'interrupteur de verrouillage afin de le retirer est difficile


Explanation:
I would take a different approach and would translate the whole sentence as follow
Si l'accès à l'interrupteur de verrouillage afin de le retirer est difficile


BOB DE DENUS
Local time: 09:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 42
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