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outils animés ou non animés

English translation: powered or non-powered tools

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French term or phrase:outils animés ou non animés
English translation:powered or non-powered tools
Entered by: Ronald van Riet

14:31 May 9, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / porte-outil polyvalent
French term or phrase: outils animés ou non animés
Le MODUSTAR® est le seul porte-outils polyvalent du marché, capable de porter et de faire travailler deux outils animés ou non animés simultanément.

Illustrated by a photo of a large piece of farm machinery, drawn by a tractor.
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janisct
Local time: 04:41
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Explanation:
An "outil animé" is powered by the tractor, in the sense that its moving parts are driven by gears connected to the tractor, an "outil non animé" is one that has no such linkage, for example a simple plough.

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-05-09 14:39:00 GMT)
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gears connected to the tractor engine that is...
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Local time: 05:41
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Explanation:
An "outil animé" is powered by the tractor, in the sense that its moving parts are driven by gears connected to the tractor, an "outil non animé" is one that has no such linkage, for example a simple plough.

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-05-09 14:39:00 GMT)
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gears connected to the tractor engine that is...

Ronald van Riet
Local time: 05:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
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Asker: Thanks for the quick answer!


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agree  chris farmer
1 min
agree  philgoddard: Or machines.
6 mins
agree  David Goward
13 hrs
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