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packer

French translation: garniture d'étanchéité ou joint d'étanchéité

13:52 Jan 17, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: packer
In a document discussing employer supplied mechanical equipment for a large-scale mining project.
"Where equipment is mounted on steelwork, the bearing areas shall be cleaned of all rust and scale prior to placing **packers**." Any clues?
Alison Jeffries-Thierry
Local time: 02:43
French translation:garniture d'étanchéité ou joint d'étanchéité
Explanation:
A device used to isolate one part of the bore-hole or casing from another for various purposes, such as formation testing.
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waraka
Local time: 12:43
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2 +4garniture d'étanchéité
Rodolphe Thimonier
4garniture d'étanchéité ou joint d'étanchéité
waraka


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
garniture d'étanchéité


Explanation:
éventuellement ... à voir avec ton contexte

Rodolphe Thimonier
France
Local time: 18:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julien Griffon
5 mins
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
10 mins
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agree  Proelec: Ou "joint d'étanchéité" selon contexte.
27 mins
  -> merci
agree  sophieb
35 mins
  -> merci
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
garniture d'étanchéité ou joint d'étanchéité


Explanation:
A device used to isolate one part of the bore-hole or casing from another for various purposes, such as formation testing.


waraka
Local time: 12:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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