matriçage

English translation: drop-forging, (die-)stamping

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French term or phrase:matriçage
English translation:drop-forging, (die-)stamping
Entered by: Tony M

21:22 Jul 6, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Patents
French term or phrase: matriçage
La clef ou l'ébauche de clef ainsi définie est avantageusement réalisée par matriçage.
Jonathan Widell
Canada
Local time: 14:41
die-stamping
Explanation:
One possibility, in the absence of adequate context to go on.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2007-07-07 16:22:17 GMT)
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OK, well at least it helps to know that it is the right kind of key! Die-stamping seems logical enough to me, though of course, it does all depend on the exact nature of this lock-&-key system

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Note added at 4 days (2007-07-11 01:04:31 GMT) Post-grading
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'drop forging' sounds a bit heavy for anything as small (I assume) as a key; it would probably need to be stamped, to have a degree of precision to it...
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Tony M
France
Local time: 20:41
Grading comment
Ou bien drop-forging or stamping according to http://big.chez-alice.fr/the.burgund/f-a_m.htm . Mystery word.
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die-stamping


Explanation:
One possibility, in the absence of adequate context to go on.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2007-07-07 16:22:17 GMT)
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OK, well at least it helps to know that it is the right kind of key! Die-stamping seems logical enough to me, though of course, it does all depend on the exact nature of this lock-&-key system

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Note added at 4 days (2007-07-11 01:04:31 GMT) Post-grading
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'drop forging' sounds a bit heavy for anything as small (I assume) as a key; it would probably need to be stamped, to have a degree of precision to it...

Tony M
France
Local time: 20:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Ou bien drop-forging or stamping according to http://big.chez-alice.fr/the.burgund/f-a_m.htm . Mystery word.
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