wing car

French translation: wing car

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English term or phrase:wing car
French translation:wing car
Entered by: Dominique Cook

07:39 Jan 3, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: wing car
En formule 1: 1978 World Championship went to ..... in the radical ....'wing car'
Dominique Cook
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:32
"wing car"
Explanation:
I would leave the English expression as it is, and maybe put the term in inverted commas.

"nacelle latérale" rather refers to planes. Please see:
http://www.hureldubois.com/francais/product_reversers.html


Please check out the following French reference concerning "wing cars":

... 80, Arrows A2, Brabham BT 48 et Copersucar F6 jupes apparues en 1977 sur Lotus 78 (wing car) et en 1978 sur Lotus 79 et Williams FW07 les wing cars encaissent ...

(http://perso.club-internet.fr/pboursin/autohis2.htm)
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Lisanne
Local time: 04:32
Grading comment
Merci
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Summary of answers provided
nanacelle latérale
Jean-Luc Crucifix
na"wing car"
Lisanne


  

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20 mins
nacelle latérale


Explanation:
C'est ce que propose le GDT en aéronautique. Mais ne s'agirait-il pas de l'aileron pour les voitures ?

Domaine(s) : aéronautique 1 / 1

wing car nacelle latérale n. f.
[1978]





    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/_fs_global_01.htm
Jean-Luc Crucifix
France
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 164

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Manfred Schnitzlein
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5 hrs
"wing car"


Explanation:
I would leave the English expression as it is, and maybe put the term in inverted commas.

"nacelle latérale" rather refers to planes. Please see:
http://www.hureldubois.com/francais/product_reversers.html


Please check out the following French reference concerning "wing cars":

... 80, Arrows A2, Brabham BT 48 et Copersucar F6 jupes apparues en 1977 sur Lotus 78 (wing car) et en 1978 sur Lotus 79 et Williams FW07 les wing cars encaissent ...

(http://perso.club-internet.fr/pboursin/autohis2.htm)


    see above
Lisanne
Local time: 04:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 26
Grading comment
Merci

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Manfred Schnitzlein
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