Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en tête de
English translation:
overhead (camshaft)
Added to glossary by
kashew
Oct 8, 2010 10:27
13 yrs ago
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en tête de
French to English
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
From a decsription of a vintage ca:
"Le moteur était un nouveau quatre-cylindres à arbre à cames en tête de 1,9 litre, cousin du six-cylindres trois litres de la série 300"
So far I have "the engine was a new four-cylinder camshaft engine with ??? 1.9 litre ???, a cousin of the series 300 six-cylinder three litre engine"
"Le moteur était un nouveau quatre-cylindres à arbre à cames en tête de 1,9 litre, cousin du six-cylindres trois litres de la série 300"
So far I have "the engine was a new four-cylinder camshaft engine with ??? 1.9 litre ???, a cousin of the series 300 six-cylinder three litre engine"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | overhead (camshaft) |
kashew
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| 4 +1 | overhead camshaft |
polyglot45
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Change log
Oct 15, 2010 10:17: kashew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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overhead (camshaft)
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Note added at 23 minutes (2010-10-08 10:50:54 GMT)
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arbre à cames en tête should be the useful auto. glossary item, not en tête de.
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Note added at 25 minutes (2010-10-08 10:52:40 GMT)
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"1.9 litre 4 cylinder o/h camshaft engine"
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Note added at 23 minutes (2010-10-08 10:50:54 GMT)
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arbre à cames en tête should be the useful auto. glossary item, not en tête de.
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Note added at 25 minutes (2010-10-08 10:52:40 GMT)
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"1.9 litre 4 cylinder o/h camshaft engine"
Note from asker:
| Oh i see, I had unpicked the phrase wrongly. Thank you for setting me straight. |
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polyglot45
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overhead camshaft
confirmed by my Ernst FR-ENG
and I would avoid 'cousin' - sounds odd
and I would avoid 'cousin' - sounds odd
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Allison Wright (X)
: the phrasing would then be "a four-cylinder, 1.9 litre overhead camshaft engine" imho. Instead of "cousin", suggest "similar to", or "not unlike the 300 series..."
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