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descente

English translation: vertical travel / displacement


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French term or phrase:descente
English translation:vertical travel / displacement
Entered by: Tony M
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11:01 Aug 13, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / Plasturgy
French term or phrase: descente
"L ’enclume doit assurer:
Un bon centrage de la pièce inférieure .
Un bon appui de la pièce inférieure.
Le joint de soudure doit être perpendiculaire to la descente
de tête."
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 10:01
vertical travel / displacement
Explanation:
Unless the 'descente' is some actual physical component of this machine (and what machine is it BTW?), then I think they are simply talking about the direction it moves in.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 10:01
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Summary of answers provided
5descent
moser.ilja
1 +2vertical travel / displacement
Tony M


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
descent


Explanation:
ref: Quang Myong dictionary on a CD in 7 languages from the Academy of Sciences of North Korea

moser.ilja
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in RussianRussian
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
vertical travel / displacement


Explanation:
Unless the 'descente' is some actual physical component of this machine (and what machine is it BTW?), then I think they are simply talking about the direction it moves in.

Tony M
France
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 136
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agree  Kevin SC
30 mins
  -> Thanks, Kevin! I visualize it as being like some kind of a vertical press, with a welded seam that runs round the item being 'pressed'; but of course, we need more context...
agree  GeoS
1 day4 hrs
  -> Thanks, GeoS!
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Aug 27, 2010 - Changes made by Tony M:
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