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09:06 Oct 19, 2002 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 07:58 | ||||||
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5 +6 | out-of-range |
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4 | exeeding gauge |
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3 | out of scale, out of norm |
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2 | "m" would stand for meters (I think) |
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out of scale, out of norm Explanation: "m." probably stands for "mesure" the choice of terms depends on the kind of measurement displayed (not enough context) |
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"m" would stand for meters (I think) Explanation: Are we talking about a vehicle there? If so it would mean the length between the vehicle. (trailered vehicle) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-10-19 10:07:20 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ...length between the motored vehicle and the trailer. |
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exeeding gauge Explanation: or exeeding dimension m. I would assume is : mesures without knowing what "gabarit" you are talking about it is difficult to give more specific suggestions with road vehicles it would be: over-dimensioned vehicle with rail: exeeding (railway)gauge etc. |
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out-of-range Explanation: ... would be the equivalent technical expression in English; if the excess can only be a positive one, then we would be more likely to say \'over-range\'; and the abbreviation usually displayed on a test instrument would be something like \'OVER\' or \'OVR\' |
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