clé

English translation: core ; shell

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French term or phrase:	clé
English translation:	core ; shell
Entered by:	mgrange

16:03 Jan 27, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Dentistry

French term or phrase: clé

In making a dental prosthesis, a resin can be deposited directly on to the plaster model or into a "clé". The term "key" doesn't seem right here.

mgrange KudoZ activity Questions: 45 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 5 United Kingdom
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core ; shell

Explanation:
Straight lift from the GDT : www.granddictionnaire.com

Domaine(s) :
- médecine
prothèse dentaire

français

clé n. f.
Équivalent(s)
English core

Définition :
Empreinte ou moulage servant à enregistrer ou à maintenir les rapports de divers éléments.

Sous-entrée(s) :

variante(s) graphique(s)
clef n. f.

Note(s) :
Lat. clavis.

Domaine(s) :
- médecine
médecine dentaire

français

coquille n. m.
Équivalent(s)
English shell

Sous-entrée(s) :

quasi-synonyme(s)
clé n. f.

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Note added at 2004-01-27 21:27:28 (GMT)
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Apologies for not having edited out the spaces! Came across this which many be helpful for the rest of your job :

http://www.dentistry.com/glossary2.html

Selected response from:

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 16:32

Grading comment

Many thanks. I have made a note of the websites.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

core ; shell

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

master mould

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)

Answers

23 mins confidence:

master mould

Explanation:
ins't that plaster MOULD??

Also, clé might well be master mould.

6529, Re: Hello- Molding questions, Smoke, Tue 1/2/2001, 6530, Re: Resins for
Sculpting, bunyanfilms@s... Tue 1/2/2001, ... 6561, Master molds...Production molds? ...
groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/ messages/6501?viscount=100 - 46k - Cached - Similar pages

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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English,

Portuguese

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

core ; shell

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 16:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Many thanks. I have made a note of the websites.

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