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retombée

English translation: edge return


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:retombée
English translation:edge return
Entered by: Lavinia Pirlog
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11:31 Apr 19, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting / essai de tole d'acier ple
French term or phrase: retombée
RESULTATS DES ESSAIS:
Géométrie du profil: voir annexe 1
- Largeur du profil: 892 mm
- Nombre d'ondes: 12
- Hauteur d'onde: 18 mm
- Pas de l'onde: 76 mm
- Longueur de retombée de l'onde de rive: 28 mm
Lavinia Pirlog
Local time: 19:22
edge return
Explanation:
I can't think what else you would call it but since I'm not totally sure, perhaps someone else will have a better idea.
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Richard Hedger
Switzerland
Local time: 18:22
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4downstandxxxBourth
3 +1edge return
Richard Hedger


  

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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
edge return


Explanation:
I can't think what else you would call it but since I'm not totally sure, perhaps someone else will have a better idea.

Richard Hedger
Switzerland
Local time: 18:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you.


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agree  Tony M: That's pretty much what I was thinking, Richard
32 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
downstand


Explanation:
This works in many cases.

However I'm not altogether what we are talking about, since retombée de l'onde seems very odd to me.

xxxBourth
Local time: 18:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 256
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you.

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