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stagnant layer of fluid

French translation: couche stagnante de liquide

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English term or phrase:stagnant layer of fluid
French translation:couche stagnante de liquide
Entered by: Olivier Den Hartigh

09:59 May 16, 2003
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: stagnant layer of fluid
there is a stagnant layer of fluid at the electrode surface - Electrochemistry
Olivier Den Hartigh
France
Local time: 18:05
couche stagnante de liquide
Explanation:
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Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 12:05
Grading comment
Thank you Shog
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Nappe stagnante de fluide
Florence Evans
4couche stagnante de liquide
Shog Imas
4couche stagnante de fluide
Proelec
3péllicule liquide stagnant à la surface de l'électrode.
smartJIT


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
péllicule liquide stagnant à la surface de l'électrode.


Explanation:
Je crois

smartJIT
France
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 5
Grading comment
Thanx but eurodicautom says fluid layer=couche fluide

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: pour la proposition mais "pellicule" sans accent et "stagnante", car pellicule est féminin
13 mins
  -> stagnant sans 'e', participe présent
disagree  Geneviève von Levetzow: Trop de fautes de grammaire
22 mins
  -> stagnant est au participe présent...donc correct
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Comment: Thanx but eurodicautom says fluid layer=couche fluide

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Nappe stagnante de fluide


Explanation:
Je pense que "fluide" n'est pas vraiment nécessaire.

Florence Evans
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 195
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thanks Flo but fluid layer=couche fluide (eurodic)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Marcolin
26 mins
  -> Merci Mario.
agree  Sanaa Omrany
2 hrs
  -> Merci Sanaa.
neutral  Shog Imas: Nappe: Unité tectonique allochtone de grande dimension. Je ne crois pas que les électrodes ici soient de taille géologique.
4 hrs
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Comment: thanks Flo but fluid layer=couche fluide (eurodic)

3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
couche stagnante de liquide


Explanation:
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Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 295
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Thank you Shog
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
couche stagnante de fluide


Explanation:
fluid is more general.
All liquids are fluid. But all fluids are not liquids. There are also gaseous fluids,littel bubbles formed over the electrode surface ???

Proelec
France
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 4602
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