French term
Spain
Med-Pharm French and Spanish to English
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
flirtent
Les lasers trackers sont fiables dans toutes les conditions atmosphériques et XXX a la garantie d’obtenir des mesures exactes, même lorsque ceux-ci *flirtent* avec les microns
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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kashew
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Jan 8, 2013 13:51: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Aerospace / Aviation / Space" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Jan 9, 2013 15:27: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Nikki Scott-Despaigne, Clarissa Hull, Tony M
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Proposed translations
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
to come close to
So, in context, a possible rendering :
"... readings precise to within a micron".
oddly enough, the idea is contained in the word "within" and "micron", thus not necessarily expressed with a verb in English.
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Victoria Britten
: Very well put!
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philgoddard
: It's a nice phrase in French too.
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Evans (X)
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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