sertissage

English translation: crimping

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French term or phrase:sertissage
English translation:crimping

12:00 Mar 17, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: sertissage
This is about the"sertissasge" of sheet metal in car construction...
if you happen to also know the term "ferrage" it would be great...
Anybody know a web dictionary where I can look those type of words up....Thank you very much
marylene
crimping
Explanation:
iron plating=ferrage
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Albert Golub
Local time: 14:27
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As usual, thank you very much, I got the grandictionnaire.com as a page under my document now so I won't bother you that often....
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Summary of answers provided
nacrimping
Albert Golub
nato insert, to fit (without welding)
Parrot
nacreasing
Robert Jackson
nainsertion, fitting (w/o welding) of two metal pieces/ metal
Parrot


  

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11 mins
crimping


Explanation:
iron plating=ferrage
www.grandictionnaire.com

Albert Golub
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 359
Grading comment
As usual, thank you very much, I got the grandictionnaire.com as a page under my document now so I won't bother you that often....
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12 mins
to insert, to fit (without welding)


Explanation:
V. Robert: sertir - insérer une pierre dans la monure d'un bijou, assujettir, sans soudure (deux pièces métalliques).

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861
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12 mins
creasing


Explanation:
ferrage: shoeing, tiring, tagging


    Kettridge's Fr-Eng, Eng-Fr. Dict.
Robert Jackson
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17 mins
insertion, fitting (w/o welding) of two metal pieces/ metal


Explanation:
trimming.

V. Robert: sertir - insérer une pierre dans la monture d'un bijou, assujettir, sans soudure (deux pièces métalliques).

Sorry: ferrer - garnir de fer, d'acier.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861
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