to quench something blue

Hungarian translation: kékre edzett

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English term or phrase:	to quench something blue
Hungarian translation:	kékre edzett
Entered by:	Szilas Cseh

08:02 Mar 17, 2007

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English term or phrase: to quench something blue

If a knife while grinding is overheated or quenched blue it will lose its properies.

A "blue" szó zavarba ejt. Hirtelenhűtésre gondolok, a "kékre hűtés" enyhén szólva furán hangzik.

Szilas Cseh KudoZ activity Questions: 90 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 47 Serbia
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kékre edzett

Explanation:
az acél hirtelen lehűtésével elért keménység

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László Zsák
Local time: 13:41

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kékre edzett

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kékre edzett

Explanation:
az acél hirtelen lehűtésével elért keménység

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