sustentation

English translation: hovering

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:sustentation
English translation:hovering
Entered by: Ronald van Riet

13:56 Apr 10, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space
French term or phrase: sustentation
Hélicoptère à sustentation indifférente.
I don't have more context it is in a table with the following headings and values
Sécurité fuselage (Sf)
Hélicoptère perpendiculaire à l'axe du bâtiment
Hélicoptère à sustentation indifférente
jessjess
Local time: 16:49
hovering
Explanation:
It seems these are captions for pictures, one of which could well be a helicopter hovering over the landing platform, which is perfectly consistent with the term in French.
Selected response from:

Ronald van Riet
Local time: 16:49
Grading comment
Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1hovering
Ronald van Riet


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hovering


Explanation:
It seems these are captions for pictures, one of which could well be a helicopter hovering over the landing platform, which is perfectly consistent with the term in French.

Ronald van Riet
Local time: 16:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marco Solinas: It makes sense.
12 mins
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search