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grabon de soudure

English translation: solder blobs

12:43 Mar 20, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: grabon de soudure
The context is connecting sensors and their cables to a computer system using manual soldering tongs.

En effet, de nombreux detecteurs sont deteriores par les mouvements des pinces et par l'agglomeration de grabons de soudure dane le montage.

It's the word "grabon" I can't find anywhere.

Thanks!
Roseanne Gaspari
United States
Local time: 02:33
English translation:solder blobs
Explanation:
This is technician's jargon
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Louis RIOUAL
Local time: 10:33
Grading comment
Thank you. I was able to find solder blobs on quite a few web sites.

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Summary of answers provided
nalump, clump, clot, plop, cake, pat
Yolanda Broad
nasolder beads, waste filings of solder
Albert Golub
nasolder blobs
Louis RIOUAL


  

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41 mins
lump, clump, clot, plop, cake, pat


Explanation:
I did manage to find one instance of grabon, a quiz for winning a free stay at a resort, doing a Google search. While it doesn't actually explain what a grabon is, I think I can deduce its meaning from the quiz item; that is, a "bouse de vache" is a "cow plop." This must be the right answer for the quiz, and the term you are looking for as well, since solder does form little "plops" when it falls onto a surface. So when you finish your translation, if you want to win that freebie, you can go to the following website:

"Dans la haute partie de la vallée, le bois était relativement rare, et il venait à manquer l'hiver pour se chauffer. Les habitants faisaient
alors des réserves de combustible d'une nature très particulière, qui étaient appelées grabon. Savez-vous de quel matériau un grabon
était-il constitué ?
d'herbe séchée en bottes
de fagots de brindilles
de bouse de vache séchée"




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Yolanda Broad
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Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1551

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42 mins
solder beads, waste filings of solder


Explanation:
according to me
couldn't find grabon anywhere
when soldering, small beads of melted solder and metal fall
hope it helps

Albert Golub
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 359

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Yolanda Broad

Heathcliff
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42 mins
solder blobs


Explanation:
This is technician's jargon

Louis RIOUAL
Local time: 10:33
PRO pts in pair: 238
Grading comment
Thank you. I was able to find solder blobs on quite a few web sites.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Yolanda Broad

Heathcliff
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