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Camshaft & crankshaft

Swedish translation: kamaxel & vevaxel


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English term or phrase:Camshaft & crankshaft
Swedish translation:kamaxel & vevaxel
Entered by: Lennart Helgesson
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09:27 Jan 6, 2004
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Automotive
English term or phrase: Camshaft & crankshaft
I en ordlista jag fått av en kund kallas crankshaft för vevaxel, och på webben hittar jag kamaxel som översättning för camshaft. Men i en text som jag granskar har översättaren använt orden tvärtom - och det ser ut att passa bäst i sammanhanget.

Hur är det egentligen?
Hans Näslund
Sweden
Local time: 12:24
kamaxel & vevaxel
Explanation:
Din kunds ordlista stämmer. Jag utgår från att det rör sig om en bilmotor eller liknande.
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Local time: 12:24
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camshaft & crankshaft
kamaxel & vevaxel


Explanation:
Din kunds ordlista stämmer. Jag utgår från att det rör sig om en bilmotor eller liknande.

Lennart Helgesson
Local time: 12:24
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
5 mins

agree  Mario Marcolin
32 mins

agree  Henrik Brameus
36 mins

agree  EKM: Detta är vad jag fick lära mig i motorteorin på FOHS i Halmstad också, och de måste ju ha rätt... eftersom de hade uniform... eller? ;-)
55 mins

agree  Mattias Kar�n
1 hr

agree  Ingrid Abramson
1 hr

agree  Reino Havbrandt: Cam=kam crank = vev och inget annat, även i det civila
1 hr

agree  Fredrik Larsson
22 hrs

agree  JessicaC
2 days34 mins
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