Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
axes d’essieu tubulaires
English translation:
axle shafts
Added to glossary by
Rebecca Elliott
Jun 11, 2008 15:27
15 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
axes d’essieu tubulaires
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Patents
This is from a patent application so I can't give too much information here.
I'm confused by "axes d’essieu" as a direct translation would seem to be "axle axles"! Are they a particular type of axle?
The document states that they are often used in the railway field so that might help. Sometimes the document just gives "axes". Other forms are: "axes d'essieu pleins" and "axes d'essieu massifs".
Thank you
I'm confused by "axes d’essieu" as a direct translation would seem to be "axle axles"! Are they a particular type of axle?
The document states that they are often used in the railway field so that might help. Sometimes the document just gives "axes". Other forms are: "axes d'essieu pleins" and "axes d'essieu massifs".
Thank you
Proposed translations
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| 3 | axle shafts |
chris collister
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| 4 +1 | axes of the tubular axles |
liz askew
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| 4 +1 | tubular axles |
Bourth (X)
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Proposed translations
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chris collister
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axle shafts
tautologous and excessively verbose statements are often, sadly, a feature of patents.
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Comment: "After coming across several more examples in the text, "axle shafts" turned out to be the best answer - thank you!"
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axes of the tubular axles
Retaining U-bolts to a tubular axle housing - Patent 6910681
A tubular axle housing is provided with pairs of tabs that extend from the housing perpendicular to the axis of the axle. The tabs are dimensioned and ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/6910681.html - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 mins (2008-06-11 15:31:42 GMT)
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axes = plural of "axis"?
A tubular axle housing is provided with pairs of tabs that extend from the housing perpendicular to the axis of the axle. The tabs are dimensioned and ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/6910681.html - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 mins (2008-06-11 15:31:42 GMT)
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axes = plural of "axis"?
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: If they are indeed talking about the axes (ackzies) of the axles, yes. Though I suspect not.
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Well, what would they be talking about here, then?
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tubular axles
While "essieu" is indeed "axle", it tends in fact to designate the "axle assembly", i.e. including the wheels at each end, so when talking about just the "axle" they have to specify "axe".
It's the same as us talking about "axle loading" - of course unless it has wheels fitted, the axle simply won't take any weight. Being Cartesian, the French take account of this by including the wheels in the notion of "essieu".
It's the same as us talking about "axle loading" - of course unless it has wheels fitted, the axle simply won't take any weight. Being Cartesian, the French take account of this by including the wheels in the notion of "essieu".
Note from asker:
| So does that mean that, here, the terms "axe, "essieu" and "axe d'essieu" are interchangeable? They all crop up in the text just to confuse matters! |
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