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Engine misses

French translation: ratés du moteur / avoir des ratés

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English term or phrase:Engine misses
French translation:ratés du moteur / avoir des ratés
Entered by: samy_trad

15:00 Feb 24, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
English term or phrase: Engine misses
Engine misses and runs rough : le moteur tourne mal et ??
Quel est le sens de cette phrase (diagnostic de véhicule)
Merci
Emma
samy_trad
Local time: 21:37
ratés du moteur
Explanation:
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wolfheart
United States
Local time: 15:37
Grading comment
Merci, je valide !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5ratés du moteur
wolfheart
5 +2le moteur a des ratés et fonctionne par à coups
Venant Obam


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
engine misses
ratés du moteur


Explanation:
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wolfheart
United States
Local time: 15:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 240
Grading comment
Merci, je valide !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natacha DUPORT: exact
4 mins
agree  Jérôme Haushalter
8 mins
agree  Aurélie Houdelette
10 mins
agree  tradall
25 mins
agree  zaphod
33 mins
neutral  Tony M: Sauf que c'est le verbe ici, et pas le nom... /// Tout à fait ! Mais sans cette explication supplémentaire, Asker aurait pu tomber dans la confusion, en pensant que l'anglais voulait dire le nom aussi...
34 mins
  -> mais en français on dit que le moteur a des ratés - idiomatique ! nous ne traduisons pas littéralement
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
engine misses
le moteur a des ratés et fonctionne par à coups


Explanation:
engine misses and runs rough renvoie souvent à l'idée d'irrégularité dans le fonctionnement normal...

Venant Obam
France
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: to miss = to misfire
3 mins
agree  Proelec: Oui pour les ratés. Non pour à-coups, je mettrais plutôt "ne tourne pas rond" ??
1 hr
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