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Jul 12, 2005 22:06
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coffre
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It is the description of a mobile unit. The exact context is "En soute, la carrosserie sera totalement ceinturée de coffres en inox étanches au ruissellement". Does "coffres" here refer to trunks, hoods? Please help me if you have any ideas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | casing |
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
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| 3 | trunk |
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Jul 12, 2005 22:14: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Proposed translations
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Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
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casing
la soute = bay/hold/cargo compartment/locker/bay compartment
carrosserie = car or bus or some type of vehicle's body
meaning that whatever the mobile unit might be the "body" will "surrounded" by stainless steel rain water proof type casings.
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-07-12 22:29:13 GMT)
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please read : will be surrounded by........
carrosserie = car or bus or some type of vehicle's body
meaning that whatever the mobile unit might be the "body" will "surrounded" by stainless steel rain water proof type casings.
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-07-12 22:29:13 GMT)
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please read : will be surrounded by........
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