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Scallops

French translation: cannelure

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English term or phrase:	Scallops (Auto.)
French translation:	cannelure
Entered by:	kashew

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14:53 Nov 11, 2009

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English term or phrase: Scallops

This is a document describing old cars and I am having a translator's block on this particular term. See the context of the sentence below:
the tapering scallops running from the headlight bezels along the fender tops

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elodieusa KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 88 Germany
Local time: 21:45

cannelure

Explanation:
See Glossary on http://www.mopar-owners-club.com/index2.php?option=com_conte...

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Concave feature often in chrome: equivalent to fluting in architecture.

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France
Local time: 21:45

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cannelure

kashew

motifs pointus, pointes

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Scalloping:

kashew

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scallops

cannelure

kashew
France
Local time: 21:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 79

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scallops motifs pointus, pointes

Explanation:
Pattern painted on the car. It can looks like flame or "scallops" (spike)

Reference: http://books.google.fr/books?id=T2X1uGMvZcgC&pg=PA131&lpg=PA...

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Local time: 21:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French,

Portuguese

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Reference: Scalloping:

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Half-moon concavity, in this case running to a point.

kashew
France
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 79

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Nov 27, 2009 - Changes made by kashew:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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