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cylindre tronqué

English translation: test cylinder


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French term or phrase:cylindre tronqué
English translation:test cylinder
Entered by: Sarah Cuminetti
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15:24 Nov 21, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care / Medical - Suffocation
French term or phrase: cylindre tronqué
The sentence is part of a text on the Susysafe project to rpevent suffocation. Any idea what this cylindre is? Perhpas it's a reference to French legislation or a specific law?

Thanks!

"Ce décret prévoit que ces produits de confiserie ne doivent pas présenter de risque : il ne faut bien évidemment pas que de petits corps étrangers puissent passer à travers le cylindre tronqué qui est décrit dans la norme sur les jouets."
Sarah Cuminetti
Italy
Local time: 02:42
truncated cylinder
Explanation:
http://www.mathwords.com/t/truncated_cylinder_or_prism.htm
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xxxmistahara
Local time: 03:42
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Summary of answers provided
4small parts test cylinder
Drmanu49
4bronchial passagecmorin
3truncated cylinderxxxmistahara


Discussion entries: 4





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small parts test cylinder


Explanation:
In the worst case, a short circuit with flying sparks in the engine ... Even though the toy cannot totally fit into the small parts test cylinder, ...
ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/create_rapex.cfm?rx_id=117 - 62k -

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-21 15:31:00 GMT)
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or NO-CHOKE TESTING TUBE

NO-CHOKE TESTING TUBE
Originally developed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the tube simulates a young child’s
throat. An object which fits entirely into the cylinder fails the test and poses a choking danger to
children under three. A toy or toy part passes the test if it protrudes from the cylinder.

Drmanu49
Local time: 02:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 484
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Asker: Great references, thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
37 mins
  -> Thank you Liz.
disagree  cmorin: refers to child's air way passage and danger of suffocation
3 days3 hrs
  -> Exactly this is what the refs concern. No choke test tube.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
truncated cylinder


Explanation:
http://www.mathwords.com/t/truncated_cylinder_or_prism.htm

xxxmistahara
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  svetlana cosquéric: www.securiteconso.org/notice438.html?id_article=438
3 hrs
  -> Thank you. Good link! maybe you should send it to the asker
disagree  cmorin: no refers to child's air passage and dangers of suffocation. Air passage is trunchated
3 days3 hrs
  -> Hi, cmorin, here is a good reference provided by svetlanac www.securiteconso.org/notice438.html?id_article=438
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3 days3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bronchial passage


Explanation:
refers to toy parts that are small and may result in suffocation or lung collapse if they pass through a child' bronchus.
These toys have warning labels to that effect.
The cylindre tronque in this case refers to the bronchial passage which is trunchated. Divides into the left and right passage.

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Note added at 3 days3 hrs (2007-11-24 18:57:34 GMT) Post-grading
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The more common expression for the term is airway

cmorin
Local time: 19:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Drmanu49: your general idea is right but the test cylinder is the object used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
21 mins
  -> I see. I was not aware of a test cylinder
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Changes made by editors
Nov 22, 2007 - Changes made by Sarah Cuminetti:
Edited KOG entrySarah Cuminetti's old entry - "cylindre tronqué " => "truncated cylinder"


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