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fori svasati

English translation: countersunk bores

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Italian term or phrase:fori svasati
English translation:countersunk bores
Entered by: Angela Arnone

20:21 Dec 29, 2001
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Italian term or phrase: fori svasati
Le vetrate in cristallo temperato vengono appese alla struttura di coronamento e vincolate l’un l’altra in prossimità dei quattro angoli attraverso staffe stellari dotate di speciali giunti articolati a fissaggio elastico (detti rotule), infilati in appositi fori svasati del vetro.

grazie a quanti mi hanno risposto finora! terribile dover lavorare sotto le feste!
Paola Guzzetta
Italy
Local time: 22:43
countersunk bores
Explanation:
"foro" is "bore" as opposed to "hole" which is "buco/buca".
The technical expression is "bore", the verb is "to bore".
"Foro svasato" is a "countersunk bore" -the verb is "to countersink" when speaking of bores for screws.
See Marolli.
Angela

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Angela Arnone
Local time: 22:43
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ottimo grazie!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2flared holes
Rick Henry
5countersunk bores
Angela Arnone


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
flared holes


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Rick

Rick Henry
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i choose "countersunk "holes because i found various referen

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agree  babel1: It's the same, but I prefer "countersunk holes".
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agree  Alison kennedy (X): I agree with "countersunk"
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Comment: i choose "countersunk "holes because i found various referen

16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
countersunk bores


Explanation:
"foro" is "bore" as opposed to "hole" which is "buco/buca".
The technical expression is "bore", the verb is "to bore".
"Foro svasato" is a "countersunk bore" -the verb is "to countersink" when speaking of bores for screws.
See Marolli.
Angela



Angela Arnone
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3602
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ottimo grazie!
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