Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

deep-well socket wrench

French translation:

clé à douille longue

Added to glossary by S_G_C
Jan 24, 2014 22:22
10 yrs ago
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English term

deep-well socket wrench

English to French Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
-Deep well socket wrench to remove and install tank valve.
- 1/2" deep well socket wrench (for piston assembly upper seat removal).
Proposed translations (French)
4 +1 clé à douille longue
4 +1 clé à douille profonde
4 -1 douille tulipe longue (profonde)

Discussion

jmleger Jan 25, 2014:
I had the same thought as Tony as so the interpretation of the phrase "deep well socket" . What convinced me that they are talking the size of the well rather than the size of the wrench (allowing one to reach deep place) is that when you do an image search for deep well socket you get mostly images of elongated wrench sockets. I own sets of normal wrench sockets, and they are all much shorter than the ones depicted on line as deep well sockets. Besides, they are used for fridges and it does not make sense to use specialized wrenches with extra-long handles.
patrickfor Jan 25, 2014:
I might be wrong but I never heard of a "clé a douille profonde"... A google search does find the term but I suspect it's an "automatic" translation. "Longue" is fine but "profonde" surprises me a little bit.
S_G_C (asker) Jan 25, 2014:
I mean, my document deals with fridges, this is all the specific context I can provide, the term is not used extensively or explained in any way.
S_G_C (asker) Jan 25, 2014:
It is a wrench used for bolts/studs employed when installing fridges.
Tony M Jan 25, 2014:
Ambiguous I am not personally familiar with the term 'deep-well' used in this context, though I'm sure others are of course; but the question I ask myself is, which of the two possible meanings is actually the one intended here?

This might be referring to a socket that is longer than usual, and hence can be used to fit over longer studs etc. — one typical kind being the special long sockets used for removing spark plugs etc. But I've never heard this described as 'deep-well', and indeed, I've never some across the use of 'well' to describe the hollow part of a socket wrench.

The second interpretation that springs to mind is that it is a socket intended for reaching down to nuts that are located in a 'deep well'; this seems to me a more probable explanation, except for the fact that any ordinary socket (in a modular system) can be made 'long reach' just by adding an extension... but then again, do we know this is actually a modular socket system? 'Socket wrench' without further qualification doesn't necessarily imply that!

I think care is needed here!

Proposed translations

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clé à douille longue

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Peer comment(s):

agree Raoul COLIN (X) : dénomination usuelle dans mes catalogues
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+1
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clé à douille profonde

nombreux exemples sur le net
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
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douille tulipe longue (profonde)

deep socket: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project ... OBS – douille longue : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du ...... un bout uni d'une part, et d'autre part un bout évasé en tulipe, l'emboîtement

but here "deep-well socket wrench" :

Assures reliable socket forming even for heavy gauge pipes with absolutely precise gasket location in the socket.

Garantit le formage de la tulipe même sur tubes de grosse épaisseur, avec précision absolue de la mise en place du joint bloqué dans la tulipe.

Les douilles tulipes sont montées sur les manchons et coudes où brûlent les gaz.

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Note added at 9 heures (2014-01-25 07:48:55 GMT)
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de puits qui alimentent la mine à partir de la source ... pompes à turbine pour puits profonds. Pompes à ..... tulipe d'aspiration graissé à vie ... sinet de douille.

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Note added at 21 heures (2014-01-25 20:02:35 GMT)
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Clé à tube à rallonge (pour monter et démonter des plaques) : Filetage intérieur de la plaque adaptatrice inférieure 30 à l'aide d'une clé à tube à rallonge en prise avec les pièces de raccordement 88 situées sur les goujons.

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Note added at 21 heures (2014-01-25 20:03:14 GMT)
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"Clé à tube à rallonge"
Peer comment(s):

disagree Tony M : The 'tulipe' in your ref. is nothing to do with socket wrenches. / Still nothing to do with socket wrenches!
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