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axes d’essieu tubulaires

English translation: axle shafts

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French term or phrase:axes d’essieu tubulaires
English translation:axle shafts
Entered by: Rebecca Elliott

15:27 Jun 11, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Patents
French term or phrase: axes d’essieu tubulaires
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
Rebecca Elliott
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:43
axle shafts
Explanation:
tautologous and excessively verbose statements are often, sadly, a feature of patents.
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chris collister
France
Local time: 08:43
Grading comment
After coming across several more examples in the text, "axle shafts" turned out to be the best answer - thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1axes of the tubular axles
liz askew
4 +1tubular axles
Bourth (X)
3axle shafts
chris collister


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
axes of the tubular axles


Explanation:
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"?

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): If they are indeed talking about the axes (ackzies) of the axles, yes. Though I suspect not.
4 mins
  -> Well, what would they be talking about here, then?
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tubular axles


Explanation:
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".

Bourth (X)
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
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!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
49 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
axle shafts


Explanation:
tautologous and excessively verbose statements are often, sadly, a feature of patents.

chris collister
France
Local time: 08:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading 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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