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crank journal

French translation: tourillon de vilebrequin

13:55 Nov 23, 2017
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: crank journal
bonjour, dans un manuel de formation pour le conducteur de chargeuse sur pneus, c'est un élément situé dans le moteur; merci bien
elmahan
French translation:tourillon de vilebrequin
Explanation:
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alex.saviano
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Local time: 23:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2tourillon de vilebrequin
alex.saviano
3tourillon/soie de manivelle
florence metzger
3 -1palier (lisse) de vilebrequin
Tony M


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tourillon/soie de manivelle


Explanation:
une suggestion...

florence metzger
Local time: 23:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 336

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Wrong kind of 'crank' here. / Cf. your response to Asker's other question. If the writer uses 'journal' as 'palier lisse' in one place, it is very likely that's what it means here too.
51 mins
  ->  je ne pense pas m'être trompée de crank Le système bielle-manivelle est un système mécanique qui tire son nom des deux pièces mécaniques qui le caractérisent : la bielle et la manivelle (vilebrequin)
agree  writeaway
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tourillon de vilebrequin


Explanation:
une suggestion

alex.saviano
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Local time: 23:32
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agree  Eric KUATE FOTSO
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
palier (lisse) de vilebrequin


Explanation:
In the absence of greater context, we can only assume it is a 'journal bearing' on the 'crankshaft'.

Tony M
France
Local time: 23:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 219

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: vous confondez avec bearing
2 days 18 hrs
  -> And a 'journal bearing' is a what, then? It's vital to understand the term in its wider context.
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