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la prise en pinces

English translation: grappler arm


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16:11 Feb 13, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / thermoformers
French term or phrase: la prise en pinces
Ne pas mettre les mains dans la prise en pinces.

thanks for English term as I cannot find it in my language
Darko Kolega
Croatia
Local time: 23:30
English translation:grappler arm
Explanation:
The actual term is: pince de préhension. That is why you could not find the appropriate translation.
This is used in handling.
If your translation relates to cybernetics, then the proper term would be ''robot gripper''.
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Nancie
Canada
Local time: 17:30
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tanks any way
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grappler arm


Explanation:
The actual term is: pince de préhension. That is why you could not find the appropriate translation.
This is used in handling.
If your translation relates to cybernetics, then the proper term would be ''robot gripper''.


    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaireterminologique.com/btml/fra/r_mo...
    Reference: http://www.fipa.com/fr/fr/Press/communiques-de-presse/2007/G...
Nancie
Canada
Local time: 17:30
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tanks any way

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neutral  chris collister: I'm not so sure. There simply isn't enough context to say anything useful.
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