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CRUSHER

French translation: broyeur


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:CRUSHER
French translation:broyeur
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
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16:03 Nov 19, 2002
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / automotive
English term or phrase: CRUSHER
THE OIL IN THIS CRUSHER SHOULD BE CHANGED
NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 11:09
broyeur
Explanation:
If you are speaking of automobile crushers for old cars.
broyeur d'automobile


The second reference below mentions a crusher washer for oil changes, but I don't see how it would fit with the bit of sentence that you gave us...
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Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 17:09
Grading comment
Actually it's all about oil changes, guess I should have mentioned that...
The prose is not very literary, and I suspect a 3rd or 4th party translation, but this term is going in! Merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2broyeur
Gayle Wallimann
5broyeurlahogan
3 +2broyeur, concasseur
Francis MARC


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
broyeur, concasseur


Explanation:
manque de contexte

Francis MARC
Local time: 18:09
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 325

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Louise Dupont
15 mins

agree  JCEC
3 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
broyeur


Explanation:
ou bien concasseur

lahogan
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
broyeur


Explanation:
If you are speaking of automobile crushers for old cars.
broyeur d'automobile


The second reference below mentions a crusher washer for oil changes, but I don't see how it would fit with the bit of sentence that you gave us...



    Reference: http://granddictionnaire.com
    www.gstwin.com/oil_change.htm - 16k
Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49
Grading comment
Actually it's all about oil changes, guess I should have mentioned that...
The prose is not very literary, and I suspect a 3rd or 4th party translation, but this term is going in! Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: bien référencé
17 mins
  -> Merci, Gilles.

agree  Annick Pérocheau
17 hrs
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