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chain mail

French translation: tissu à mailles (métalliques)


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English term or phrase:chain mail
French translation:tissu à mailles (métalliques)
Entered by: Proelec
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18:27 Mar 24, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: chain mail
"Kevlar material used on curtain-sided trailers is far superior to chain mail. It stops thieves cutting through the curtains"
laurentl
Local time: 05:37
tissu à mailles (métalliques)
Explanation:
Oui pour "cote de mailles" en tant que sorte de protection pour un individu.
Ici, il s'agit plutôt de rideaux ou de parties de bâches, d'où ma proposition.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-03-25 06:37:18 GMT)
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Trouvé :
"curtain-sided trailers" --> "remorques bâchées"
Voir :
PDF] HO Fahrzeuge DA F
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DAF with curtain sided trailer – DAF avec remorque bâchée. 2-assige DAF trekker met oplegger „Schenker“. B-14638. DAF Zugmaschine mit Planenauflieger ...
www.kibri.com/katalog_neu/2006_2007/kibri_katalog_2006_2007... - Similar pages

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Proelec
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Local time: 05:37
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4 +1cotte de mailles
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4 +1tissu à mailles (métalliques)Proelec


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tissu à mailles (métalliques)


Explanation:
Oui pour "cote de mailles" en tant que sorte de protection pour un individu.
Ici, il s'agit plutôt de rideaux ou de parties de bâches, d'où ma proposition.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-03-25 06:37:18 GMT)
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Trouvé :
"curtain-sided trailers" --> "remorques bâchées"
Voir :
PDF] HO Fahrzeuge DA F
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
DAF with curtain sided trailer – DAF avec remorque bâchée. 2-assige DAF trekker met oplegger „Schenker“. B-14638. DAF Zugmaschine mit Planenauflieger ...
www.kibri.com/katalog_neu/2006_2007/kibri_katalog_2006_2007... - Similar pages



Proelec
France
Local time: 05:37
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agree  xxxsarahl
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cotte de mailles


Explanation:
http://www.dupont.com/kevlar/europe/lifeprotection/pdf/MTP_F...'cotte%20de%20mailleskevlar'



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Note added at 12 mins (2006-03-24 18:40:22 GMT)
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....
Le tableau montre qu’un gilet de protection
KEVLAR® MTP conçu avec le KEVLAR®
‘Comfort AS 299’ est presque trois fois plus
efficace qu’une ***cotte de mailles*** contre les
coups d’objets contondants. La figure 9 illustre
cette différence significative.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2006-03-25 07:42:23 GMT)
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La cotte de mailles dans la transportation :

http://www.industrie.gouv.fr/biblioth/docu/4pages/pdf/4p154....'cotte%20de%20maillesbaches' :-

D’abord utilisés pour la protection thermique et la sécurité, ils sont largement présents dans l’industrie, l’électronique,
l’agriculture, le domaine médical et celui du sport. On les trouve aussi dans les transports sous forme de tissus blindés (tissus de laine enduits sur une mousse de silicone enrobant
une ***cotte de maille*** métallique).

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Note added at 13 hrs (2006-03-25 08:20:00 GMT)
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La cotte de mailles dans "le transport".


S S
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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