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à bout fin

English translation: fine-point

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French term or phrase:	à bout fin
English translation:	fine-point
Entered by:	Travelin Ann

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01:27 Sep 5, 2009

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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / plastics, mixer, dispenser

French term or phrase: à bout fin

I know what this means - "fine-pointed" but is "tapered" a better or more flowing translation? The text runs as : "à l’aide des brucelles ESD à bout fin..."

Trinh Do

fine-point tweezers

Explanation:
we could really use a bit more context, to know if these are tweezers or forceps

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Travelin Ann
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fine-point tweezers

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a bout fin

fine-point tweezers

Explanation:
we could really use a bit more context, to know if these are tweezers or forceps

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Changes made by editors

Sep 17, 2009 - Changes made by Travelin Ann:
Edited KOG entry	Travelin Ann's old entry - "à bout fin" => "fine-point "
Sep 6, 2009 - Changes made by Travelin Ann:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Sep 5, 2009 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term asked	a bout fin => à bout fin

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