attentes

English translation: seatings

21:33 Oct 29, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: attentes
Lorsqu’il y aura nécessité de souder des goussets sur des équipements ou des tuyauteries qui doivent subir un traitement thermique, des attentes pour des goussets devront être soudés en usine avant traitement.

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Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 13:29
English translation:seatings
Explanation:
it means preparing a place to install the brackets--see ref.
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Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 00:59
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Sounds good to me too!
Thankyou
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2seatings
Guy Bray
4provisions
Guereau
3 -1standby switch
Yolanda Broad


  

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provisions


Explanation:
I really don't know what "attentes" are (sounds Québecois to me). But here, I guess "provisions for gussets should be welded in plant before treatment" would do the trick.
HTH
(native French)

Guereau
France
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Native speaker of: French
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
standby switch


Explanation:
Here is one possibility, from LGDT:

cinéma
télévision
caméra de cinéma
caméra de télévision

Anglais :
standby switch (a)
A switch which cuts off the beam of the camera. (a)
Contexte(s): The tube life is extended by a standby switch. (a)

Français
attente n f (a)
Position qui correspond à une fermeture de l'optique par un volet et à un préchauffage des circuits et du tube après lequel l'appareil, sans usure de tube, se trouve prêt à fonctionner instantanément. (a)
Contexte(s): Les caméras fonctionnant sur secteur ne comportent aucun réglage électronique; seul un bouton "Marche-Arrêt", complété éventuellement par une position intermédiaire "Stand-by" (attente) se trouve à l'arrière. (a)

Synonyme(s):
préchauffage n m (a)
standby (Emprunts, calques) (a)





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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 03:59
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: sorry, I really don't see how this could fit in what seems like an engineering context
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
seatings


Explanation:
it means preparing a place to install the brackets--see ref.


    sfp.in2p3.fr/accelerateur/interdivision/Roscoff-2000/contenu/ industriels/sdms/confsoudage.html
Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 819
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Sounds good to me too!
Thankyou

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: sounds good to me!
5 hrs

agree  Yolanda Broad: Looks good to me, too.
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