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English translation: bearers

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French term or phrase:	règles
English translation:	bearers
Entered by:	Tom Bishop

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10:07 Oct 28, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation

French term or phrase: règles

This is in a lelter from a lawyer commenting on claims for damages by an electricity company after the failure of a generator due to cracks in bearing girders. I can't work out what "sur les règles" means here.

Est évoque alors que par rapport a une installation marine, ('installation de type stationnaire fait apparaître au niveau des longrines des différences fondamentales qui pourraient expliquer le niveau de contrainte élevé
calcule :

"La comparaison de la hauteur, largeur de la surface d'appui du moteur sur les règles, et liaison de la surface
inférieure entre le stationnaire sur massif et toque
métallique pour la marine, démontrent de manière
évidence que la structure stationnaire est plus rigide
avec pour conséquence une rigidité plus importance de
la zone située entre le tirant de palier et le début de la
face d'appui du moteur".

Mary Lalevee KudoZ activity Questions: 834 (9 open) (1 without valid answers) (36 closed without grading) Answers: 287 United Kingdom
Local time: 09:20

bearers

Explanation:
"In the 'olden days', one would bolt the engine directly to the engine bearers..."
http://www.yanmarhelp.com/s_vibr.htm

"A marine engine is supported by four flexible mountings each comprising a rigid inner member, connected to the engine, a flexible layer around the inner member, an outer member surrounding the flexible layer, and a support connected to an engine bearer in a boat..."
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4003330.html

"The engine mounting bearers must be of rigid construction and
neither deflect or twist when subjected to the weight of the engine and gearbox or their operation.
It is strongly recommended that when the engine bearers are of
bare wood or glassed-in-wood, that the engine be installed on
longitudinal bearers in order that the resilient mounts are not
distorted."
http://www.eygthene24.com/images/photos/petter2/petter_AC1.p...

Selected response from:

Tom Bishop
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:20

Grading comment

Thanks Tom
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

bearers

Tom Bishop

measurements

Dr Lofthouse

mounting blocks

Terry Richards

skids/rails

chris collister

Answers

21 mins confidence:

skids/rails

Explanation:
How comforting to know that lawyers around the world speak the same brand of verbal diarrhoea.
Motors and other motorised units such as hydraulic power packs are often mounted on skids which enable them to be placed as a pre-assembled unit. Given that a "règle" is also a ruler or straight-edge, the "règle" here would seem to be a rail or some other platform.

chris collister
France
Local time: 10:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 47

21 mins confidence:

mounting blocks

Explanation:
Something along these lines. Blocks used to adjust the height so the thing is sitting level.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 10:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 23

1 hr confidence:

bearers

Tom Bishop
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks Tom

1 hr confidence:

measurements

Explanation:
could it be
'a comparison of the height etc from the measurements..'. ? First paragraph alludes to calculations, and 'regle' can mean a ruler?

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-28 11:12:08 GMT)
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or 'according to the measurements, the height.....'

Dr Lofthouse
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian

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