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French term or phrase:	a-coups de transmission
English translation:	transmission (GB) / drive line (US) jerks or jolts or bumps

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French term or phrase: a-coups de transmission

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Zaltys

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Questions: 47 (5 open)
Answers: 54

United Kingdom

transmission (GB) / drive line (US) jerks or jolts or bumps

Explanation:
Straight forward

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-09-02 08:10:18 GMT)
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The Renault glossary says:
a-coups de couple = torque jerks / torque jolts
a-coups moteur = engine jerks / engine surges (US) / engine jolts
a-coups moteur (en accélération) = engine sags (US)
a-coups moteur (en décélération) = engine buck (US)

Volvo says:
a-coups de couple = clunck and shuffle

Selected response from:

Allan Jeffs
France

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks. I had a Renault glossary once, it was very useful. If only I still had it! Where did you get yours from?
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transmission (GB) / drive line (US) jerks or jolts or bumps

Allan Jeffs

coughs or judders of transmission

Genevieve Tournebize-Iliev

(main) transmission grabbing

Francis MARC

Answers

11 mins confidence:

(main) transmission grabbing

Explanation:
... If you use the brakes when the car is first going along you *might* get what > you could call brakes grabbing or transmission grabbing as it downshifts - I ...
www.totally-ford.com/ford/ford-archives/ ford-autos/ford-autos-p-1647.html - 24k

talkingcars - [ Traduire cette page ]
... John. Dear, John. A jerky motion is usually caused by engine skip or transmission grabbing,. not engine mounts. Find another mechanic and have both the engine and ...
www.jrdamato.com/ask/talkingcarsPage23.html - 4k -

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 118

18 mins confidence:

coughs or judders of transmission

Explanation:
Larousse translation for engine

Genevieve Tournebize-Iliev
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French,

English

10 mins confidence:

transmission (GB) / drive line (US) jerks or jolts or bumps

Explanation:
Straight forward

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-09-02 08:10:18 GMT)
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The Renault glossary says:
a-coups de couple = torque jerks / torque jolts
a-coups moteur = engine jerks / engine surges (US) / engine jolts
a-coups moteur (en accélération) = engine sags (US)
a-coups moteur (en décélération) = engine buck (US)

Volvo says:
a-coups de couple = clunck and shuffle

Allan Jeffs
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 249

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks. I had a Renault glossary once, it was very useful. If only I still had it! Where did you get yours from?

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French: a-coups de transmission

English translation: transmission (GB) / drive line (US) jerks or jolts or bumps