surge or buck

French translation: se cabrer ou piquer du nez

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English term or phrase:	surge or buck
French translation:	se cabrer ou piquer du nez
Entered by:	samy_trad

16:03 Feb 24, 2006

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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering

English term or phrase: surge or buck

The car surges or bucks ? Sont-ce les accoups ici ?
Le véhicule fonctionne par accoups ?
Merci
Emma

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se cabrer ou piquer du nez

Explanation:
Il s'agit ici des verbes.
La voiture se cabre en cas d'accélération brusque et elle pique du nez en cas de décélération brutale.

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Proelec
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Local time: 00:18

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se cabrer ou piquer du nez

Proelec

See explanation below... (NFG)

Tony M

acceleration precosse

zaphod

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montée subitement ou mâle...

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montée subitement ou mâle...

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Le véhicule montée subitement ou mâle...

IC --
Local time: 00:18
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acceleration precosse

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Ou soudain

zaphod
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See explanation below... (NFG)

Explanation:
sort of 'à-coups', but not quite as simple as just that

a surge = a sudden, possibly momentary, increase in power
a buck means the reverse: a sudden loss of power.

The difference between the verbs to 'hang', 'miss', 'falter' and 'buck' is pretty subtle, but any car-enthusiast will tell you it's important.

One point, of course, is that it is the ENGINE that misfires, whereas it is the CAR that may appear to surge forward or buck (= falter) in its travel.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-02-24 21:21:02 GMT)
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I've just found a slightly different definition of 'surge' from an auto glossary:

"A condition where the engine speed increases and decreases slightly with no throttle action."

I think you could assume that 'buck' means the reverse, though it doesn't figure in the glossary I found (nor your other terms)

HTH!

Tony M
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to surge or to buck

se cabrer ou piquer du nez

Explanation:
Il s'agit ici des verbes.
La voiture se cabre en cas d'accélération brusque et elle pique du nez en cas de décélération brutale.

Proelec
France
Local time: 00:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 649

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Merci Proelec !

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