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mesh wire

French translation: grillage

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English term or phrase:mesh wire
French translation:grillage
Entered by: Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.

06:18 Oct 11, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: mesh wire
6. Open at least one upper inspection cover per shell, bolt a mesh wire guard in place.
stephie
Belgium
Local time: 12:09
grillage
Explanation:
mesh wire = fil (de fer) à tamis
Donc, "mesh wire guard" = grillage de protection
HTH
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Guereau
France
Local time: 12:09
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5grillage
Guereau
4Fil de maille
Triangle Translations Int'l, LLC Daniel Bossut
4grillage/fil de protection
yacine
3fil maillé / fil de maille
sarotchka


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fil maillé / fil de maille


Explanation:

In Collins, Robert Comprenhensive dic. you can find: "wire mesh" translated as following: treillis, grillage.
However, the context of your quote seems not to match exactly with this translation. Hence, the proposition above.

sarotchka
Local time: 11:09
PRO pts in pair: 4
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fil de maille


Explanation:
Fil tressé, utilisé par exemple dans les câbles coaxiaux.

Triangle Translations Int'l, LLC Daniel Bossut
United States
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 127
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
grillage


Explanation:
mesh wire = fil (de fer) à tamis
Donc, "mesh wire guard" = grillage de protection
HTH

Guereau
France
Local time: 12:09
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1078

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian Fournier: tut à fait d'accord
20 mins
agree  Maya Jurt
5 hrs
agree  BOB DE DENUS
5 hrs
agree  Didier Fourcot: Courant pour protection anti-explosion ou éviter l'entrée de débris
17 hrs
agree  Dave Simons: "wire mesh" is what it should have read, not "mesh wire"
2 days 18 hrs
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
grillage/fil de protection


Explanation:
HTH
Yacine


yacine
Local time: 12:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 157
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