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French translation: montant central / pilier B


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English term or phrase:B post
French translation:montant central / pilier B
Entered by: Valérie Lapotre
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12:18 Mar 18, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: B post
Visibility poor when turning right on left from side road 'B' post too large, have to manoeuvre vehicle slow to obtain better visibility.

Je vois de quelle pièce il s'agit (montant de la fenêtre), mais j'ignore comment ça s'appelle en français. Merci pour votre aide.
Valérie Lapotre
France
Local time: 13:04
montant central
Explanation:
ou pied central
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rogfed
Local time: 13:04
Grading comment
Merci à vous et également à Michael, il fallait faire un choix!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2montant centralrogfed
3 +2pilier BMichael H G
3 -1montant latéral du pare brise
florence metzger


Discussion entries: 2





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
b post
montant latéral du pare brise


Explanation:
une suggestion...

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Note added at 6 minutes (2009-03-18 12:24:50 GMT)
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Si le pare-brise offre une large visibilité, beaucoup de conducteurs se ... En revanche, l'angle mort engendré par le montant latéral gauche du pare-brise gêne les .... Mais des petits défauts à corriger : mauvaise visibilité arrière, ...


florence metzger
Local time: 13:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 107

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: No, the B post is not the windscreen croner, but specifically the door post
2 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
b post
montant central


Explanation:
ou pied central

rogfed
Local time: 13:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci à vous et également à Michael, il fallait faire un choix!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierrot de la L: oui, c'est ça. On trouve aussi "pied milieu"
5 mins

agree  fmthac: Le vrai terme est pied milieu
47 mins
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
b post
pilier B


Explanation:
ou pilier central

Michael H G
Mauritius
Local time: 15:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: 'pilier' is certainly the term I am familiar with in everyday, colloquial use; I don't know if it's the 'official' term
2 hrs
  -> Merci Tony

agree  Adsion Liu: Yeah, pilier B or pilier central, we also have these two versions in Chinese equivalent
14 hrs
  -> Merci Adsion
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