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English translation: fibre de verre/fiberglass (tadpole)

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French term or phrase:	tetard
English translation:	fibre de verre/fiberglass (tadpole)
Entered by:	Liliane Hatem

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16:40 Mar 23, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / Production of glass lenses - scrap glass

French term or phrase: tetard

The term tetard refers to some kind of scrap glass (calcin in French /cullet in English) and is used for making glass lenses. It is used in a product description, but unfortunately no further information is provided. Is anyone familiar with the term in this context? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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fibre de verre/fiberglass (tadpole)

Explanation:
tetard=tadpole fibre de verre
french.alibaba.com/products/tadpole-tape.html - En cache

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haizi-ijar.en.made-in-china.com/.../China-Glass-Fiber-Tadpole-Tape.html

Tadpole seals, P Seals or Keyhole seals are manufactured in a variety of materials including Glass, Aramid and Ceramic. They can be made with hard, ...
www.par-group.co.uk › High Temperature Insulation

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-23 18:07:40 GMT)
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Trouvez un bande têtard fabricant ou bande têtard fournisseur. ... La bande de Tadpole de fibre de verre convient au service de pression à hautes ...
french.alibaba.com/.../tadpole-tape-manufacturer.html

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Liliane Hatem
Local time: 11:02

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Thanks Liliane, the connection with fiberglass fits into the larger picture, so it seems that in this case the literal translation works fine.
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fibre de verre/fiberglass (tadpole)

Liliane Hatem

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fibre de verre/fiberglass (tadpole)

Liliane Hatem
Local time: 11:02
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Grading comment

Thanks Liliane, the connection with fiberglass fits into the larger picture, so it seems that in this case the literal translation works fine.

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Mar 24, 2011 - Changes made by Liliane Hatem:
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