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pincement

English translation: (the) clenching

09:31 Jun 20, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / friction clutches
French term or phrase: pincement
Here's the full sentence:

"Dans un véhicule automobile, un embrayage à friction a pour fonction de transmettre un couple entre un élément rotatif d'entrée et un élément rotatif de sortie, par pincement de la friction entre un plateau de pression et un volant moteur."

I'm struggling with the meaning of "pincement" in this context.....
Emma Grubb
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:04
English translation:(the) clenching
Explanation:
Or leave out. It seems fairly redundant in this context.
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F Schultze (X)
United States
Local time: 06:04
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Thanks for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4(the) clenching
F Schultze (X)
3by clamping friction
Tony M
3 -2toe-in
Glen McCulley


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(the) clenching


Explanation:
Or leave out. It seems fairly redundant in this context.

F Schultze (X)
United States
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thanks for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Segura: Yes. leave out
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Carlos. Right, best to leave it out.
agree  David Goward: I'd leave it out too - "by means of the friction between..." or words to that effect.
53 mins
agree  Bourth (X): Leave it out. I suspect the text originally read "par pincement de disques" or some such, then someone made a change and forgot to delete what was no longer required.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks. Highly probable and very sharp of you. Why didn't I think of that?
agree  Adsion Liu
18 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
toe-in


Explanation:
"toe-in" is given for pincement in several Termium entries as well as the granddictionnaire http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102... in the automotive category
but this is JUST A LEAD and as stated before, you could probably leave it out.


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Note added at 29 mins (2006-06-20 10:00:33 GMT)
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in which case you'd skip 'friction' and just use "toe-in between"


    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...
Glen McCulley
Local time: 12:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: 'toe-in' has nothing to do with 'pincement' in this particular context. Be very wary of GDT etc. unless context is clear! 'toe-in' refers to wheel tracking geometry
22 mins
disagree  David Goward: As Tony says.
37 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
par pincement de friction
by clamping friction


Explanation:
It is a bit of an odd way to express it to English ears, and I haven't come across an exact equivalent anywhere.

However, I think this wouldn't be a bad way of expressing it in EN, though note that you won't find any relevant Googles for my 'invented' expression!

This article is a good explanation all about clutches, and might give you some general help with basic [US] terminology:


http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm

Tony M
France
Local time: 12:04
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