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spun on their own

French translation: tournaient indépendamment

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English term or phrase:spun on their own
French translation:tournaient indépendamment
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

12:21 Mar 23, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: spun on their own
She pointed to one ride that looked like a giant spider. The arms of the “spider” moved up and down while the attached buckets spun on their own.

Thank you for your help
claire
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:13
tournaient indépendamment
Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:13
Grading comment
Thank you :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3tournaient indépendamment
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +2pivotaient d'eux-même
Elsa de Barros
3 +3tournaient sur elles-mêmes / eux-mêmes
Valérie KARAM


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tournaient indépendamment


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529
Grading comment
Thank you :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
1 hr
  -> merci!
agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Daryo
9 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pivotaient d'eux-même


Explanation:
ou tournaient d'eux-même.

Les cabines/sièges/récipients de cette atraction de fête foraine sont, semble-t-il, au bout d'un bras métalique (ressemblant à une araignée) et pivotent ou tournent sous l'action de la force centrifuge mais pas avec un moteur, donc ils pivotent d'eux-même, sur un axe.

Elsa de Barros
Netherlands
Local time: 15:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: c'est ce que je comprends
10 mins
agree  Renvi Ulrich: bien formulé, Elsa.
1 hr
agree  Perrine Guillot
2 hrs
disagree  Daryo: no, it simply means that these are two unrelated/uncoordinated movements - the spinning of the buckets may or may not be generated by a separate motor, doesn't matter.
9 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tournaient sur elles-mêmes / eux-mêmes


Explanation:
Selon qu'on utilise le terme de nacelles ou de sièges.

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https://goo.gl/images/gQMCLo

That's how I picture it. Et dans ce cas je traduirais par tourner sur elles-mêmes.

Valérie KARAM
France
Local time: 15:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  katsy
1 hr
  -> Merci
agree  Renate Radziwill-Rall: bien sûr
3 hrs
  -> Merci
agree  Anne Bohy
5 hrs
  -> Merci
disagree  Daryo: that's not the point - the point is the existence of two independent movements (spider arms and buckets) + it could very well be a spinning around an axis of rotation external to the bucket.
9 hrs
  -> See link above. Both your points are verified without invalidating my proposal.
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
15 hrs
  -> Merci
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