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entrainé en rotation

English translation: driven

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French term or phrase:entrainé en rotation
English translation:driven
Entered by: Bharg Shah

11:42 Dec 16, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Invention patent
French term or phrase: entrainé en rotation
La piece est entraine en rotation autour d'un axe.
Bharg Shah
India
Local time: 01:25
driven
Explanation:
Probably sufficient to say 'driven alone' (redundancy in French), if as it seems it is clear that it is in a rotational sense.

If not, then 'turned' or 'rotated' would probably be best, leaving the 'driven' out, or placing it elswhere in the text (e.g.: '...by a drive motor')
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Tony M
France
Local time: 21:55
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Yes - it sounds right. Thanks for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5driven
Tony M
4 +1driven in rotation
Parrot
5set in rotative motion
donovan983
4is made to rotate about an axis
Robintech
3 -1rotation driven
Francis MARC


  

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driven in rotation


Explanation:
the mechanical meaning of "entrainer"


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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 21:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  chaplin: dans l'original entraînée
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rotation driven


Explanation:
more american formulation

... 13 Toroidal rotation driven by electron temperature gradients in CHS plasmas Toroidal
rotation anti-parallel to the co-direction of neutral beam injection (NBI ...
www.ornl.gov/sci/fed/stelnews/sn66.pdf - Pages similaires

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... 33 study, the participants learned to visualize mental rotation by either external
action (rotation driven by an electric motor) or internal action (rotation ...
www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v2/n9/ slideshow/nrn0901_635a_F2.html -


Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 137

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Inasmuch as here the word 'rotation' is a being used as a noun: this is "A rotation being driven by..."
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
driven


Explanation:
Probably sufficient to say 'driven alone' (redundancy in French), if as it seems it is clear that it is in a rotational sense.

If not, then 'turned' or 'rotated' would probably be best, leaving the 'driven' out, or placing it elswhere in the text (e.g.: '...by a drive motor')

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 640
Grading comment
Yes - it sounds right. Thanks for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
3 mins
  -> Merci, Gilles !

agree  chaplin
34 mins
  -> Merci, Ségolène !

agree  Katerina Strani-Jefferson
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Katrina!

agree  Wayne Sutton (X)
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  -> Thanks, Wayne!

agree  RHELLER
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rita!
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is made to rotate about an axis


Explanation:
Expression souvent employée dans les brevets

Robintech
France
Local time: 21:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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set in rotative motion


Explanation:
my 2 pennies :o)

donovan983
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