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Tiroter

English translation: apply tape on the contour

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French term or phrase:Tiroter
English translation:apply tape on the contour
Entered by: Drmanu49

12:43 Mar 14, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Car
French term or phrase: Tiroter
Hi!

I am getting trouble to translate a line, I am not sure about the term "Tiroter". It appears in the following sentence.

Tiroter le contour exter de la fausse vitre
Please help me to translate this segment.


Thanks in advance.

Manohar Roshan
La Classe
Local time: 17:15
pull gently by little tugs
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 13:45
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Summary of answers provided
4gently tug
Valerie Scaletta
3pull gently by little tugs
Drmanu49
3work it off/out/away
Bourth (X)
3Tweak
Irene Chalmers Preire


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pull gently by little tugs


Explanation:
IMO

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 13:45
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Thanks a lot
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gently tug


Explanation:
gently tug

Valerie Scaletta
Italy
Local time: 13:45
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work it off/out/away


Explanation:
gently/carefully

Bourth (X)
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Tweak


Explanation:
Tweak - tweak the outer contour away from ...

Irene Chalmers Preire
France
Local time: 13:45
Native speaker of: English
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