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French: désinstallation

English translation: REMOVAL







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French term or phrase:désinstallation
English translation:REMOVAL
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French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Automation & Robotics
French term or phrase: désinstallation
the contrary of setting-up a robot or the contrary of installation
rroe
Clarification request(s) and response
chris collister: 4:34pm Feb 26, 2008: What's the question? Do you mean uninstall, as in software? Or decommission, as in machinery?
chris collister: 4:40pm Feb 26, 2008: PS If you can include the original sentence in which the phrase occurs, this is often very helpful for putting it in its correct context.

REMOVAL
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1045
Canada
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Summary of answers provided
5REMOVAL1045
3 +1disassembly
Mario Calvagna
4uninstallationpaul timothy


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
uninstallation

Explanation:
Never heard this word, but the Grand Dictionnaire likes it, and it's *fairly* common out there...


    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index800...
    Reference: http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
paul timothy
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
disassembly

Explanation:
one alternative...but it all depends on the contest

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-02-26 16:42:36 GMT)
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could also use dismantel for machinery

Mario Calvagna
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree Mohamed Mehenoun
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
REMOVAL

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1045
Canada
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