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train à fils

English translation: rod mill

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French term or phrase:train à fils
English translation:rod mill
Entered by: Maria Constant (X)

13:06 Feb 21, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Intervention for an aluminium company
French term or phrase: train à fils
Un créneau de disponibilité de Mr. XX a été ouvert du 6 au 18 mars pour intervenir au plus vite sur le train à fils.

This is a maintenance company in France who has been requested to intervene on this "train à fils" in Africa.

The letter is relatively straightforward, talking about costs of the maintenance, times of arrival etc.

TIA
Maria Constant (X)
Local time: 21:29
rod (or wire) (rolling) mill
Explanation:
think 'train de laminage" = rolling mill

Here it is a mill for aluminium (I guess) wire

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-02-21 13:10:29 GMT)
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PS don't let the word "train" confuse. It is nothing to with transport per se
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:29
Grading comment
Thank you CMJ. The agency sent me other documentation subsequently which referred to a rod mill.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1rod (or wire) (rolling) mill
CMJ_Trans (X)
4wire mill
Ruby Dupret (X)


  

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train à fils
wire mill


Explanation:
J'ai vu ce terme dans le dictionnaire terminologique


    Reference: http://w3.granddictionnaire.com/
Ruby Dupret (X)
Local time: 21:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
train à fils
rod (or wire) (rolling) mill


Explanation:
think 'train de laminage" = rolling mill

Here it is a mill for aluminium (I guess) wire

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-02-21 13:10:29 GMT)
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PS don't let the word "train" confuse. It is nothing to with transport per se

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 416
Grading comment
Thank you CMJ. The agency sent me other documentation subsequently which referred to a rod mill.

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