Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

action cataplasme

English translation:

poultice action

Added to glossary by Sarah Truesdale
Sep 25, 2007 16:06
16 yrs ago
French term

action cataplasme

French to English Science Electronics / Elect Eng Car manufacture
Context: discussion of anti-corrosion measures for aluminium car parts

Sentence: Les enrobages d’armature ou de montant (type montant R19) sont à proscrire: action cataplasme.

Does this mean something like " a preventative measure"?
Proposed translations (English)
2 poultice action

Discussion

liz askew Sep 25, 2007:
And hello to beautiful Scotland!
liz askew Sep 25, 2007:
Thank you for the points, as it's not my field at all!....it was the word "cataplasme", which is used in medical terminology!

Proposed translations

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poultice action

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Poultice Action is a form of corrosion that takes place under moist conditions ... poultice. The corrosive action is the result of differences in oxygen ...
www.capral.com.au/product_info/aluminium.pdf - Similar pages
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