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jupe d'usure flottante

English translation: floating skirt (wear part)

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French term or phrase:jupe d'usure flottante
English translation:floating skirt (wear part)
Entered by: BOB DE DENUS

22:26 Jan 11, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / concrete block manufacturing
French term or phrase: jupe d'usure flottante
concrete block manufacturing

Tiroir de remplissage du moule {187}avec jupe d'usure flottante{188}, entraîné par vérin hydraulique
BOB DE DENUS
Local time: 18:29
floating skirt (wearpart)
Explanation:
"Floating skirt" is definitely said in a number of technical applications, such as sanding machines (to contain dust - in your case it's probably to prevent concrete splashing out - nasty corrosive stuff, wet concrete, when you're in contact with it all the time). Working the notion of this being an intentionally sacrificial part makes the expression ugly, so I'd put it in brackets.
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Bourth (X)
Local time: 10:29
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Merci!
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3 +1floating skirt (wearpart)
Bourth (X)
3floating protection skirt
Adam Thomson


  

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floating skirt (wearpart)


Explanation:
"Floating skirt" is definitely said in a number of technical applications, such as sanding machines (to contain dust - in your case it's probably to prevent concrete splashing out - nasty corrosive stuff, wet concrete, when you're in contact with it all the time). Working the notion of this being an intentionally sacrificial part makes the expression ugly, so I'd put it in brackets.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 10:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18679
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: I'm sure you'd know more about wearing skirts than I do! :-))
9 mins
  -> Well, I DO have a friend in London who runs a clothing business for cross-dressers!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
floating protection skirt


Explanation:
"Mould filler valve with floating protection skirt, operated by hydraulic jack"

Adam Thomson
Local time: 09:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 98
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