Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Steam traction engine
French translation:
Locomobile à vapeur
Added to glossary by
Mustela
Apr 25, 2010 14:23
14 yrs ago
English term
Steam traction engine
Non-PRO
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
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Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 | Locomobile à vapeur |
Mustela
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| 4 +1 | moteur de traction à vapeur |
Bruno De Brouwer
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| 3 | locomotive routière à la vapeur |
Arnold T.
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Change log
May 2, 2010 12:43: Mustela Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Locomobile à vapeur
Collins: traction engine =locomobile.
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Bruno De Brouwer
Belgium
Belgium
Native in French
Specializes in field
Belgium
30 years in the automotive field!
Native in: French (Variants: Belgian, Standard-France, Canadian) 
Works in: English to French, French, English
Related KudoZ points
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moteur de traction à vapeur
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Peer comment(s):
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François-Xavier Pâque
: plus rapide que moi :)
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Thanks FX! A charge de revanche!
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7 mins
locomotive routière à la vapeur
Termium / * Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
* Tracteurs agricoles
* Histoire des techniques :
traction engine Source, fiche 1, traction engine
CORRECT
road locomotive Source, fiche 1, road locomotive
CORRECT
locomotive routière Source, fiche 1, locomotive routière
CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – A wheeled steam engine used to move heavy loads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. Source, fiche 1, Défintion 1 - traction engine
OBS – [Traction engines] are also known as "road locomotives" to distinguish them from railway steam locomotives – that is, steam engines that run on rails. Source, fiche 1, Observation 1 - traction engine
EX – Véhicules à vapeur. [En 1855], Lotz, Cail, Albaret construisent des locomotives routières. Source, fiche 1, Exemple d’utilisation 1 - locomotive routière
EX – Il y eut des accidents liés [...] au renversement des remorques tirées par les locomotives routières. Source, fiche 1, Exemple d’utilisation 2 - locomotive routière
* Tracteurs agricoles
* Histoire des techniques :
traction engine Source, fiche 1, traction engine
CORRECT
road locomotive Source, fiche 1, road locomotive
CORRECT
locomotive routière Source, fiche 1, locomotive routière
CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – A wheeled steam engine used to move heavy loads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. Source, fiche 1, Défintion 1 - traction engine
OBS – [Traction engines] are also known as "road locomotives" to distinguish them from railway steam locomotives – that is, steam engines that run on rails. Source, fiche 1, Observation 1 - traction engine
EX – Véhicules à vapeur. [En 1855], Lotz, Cail, Albaret construisent des locomotives routières. Source, fiche 1, Exemple d’utilisation 1 - locomotive routière
EX – Il y eut des accidents liés [...] au renversement des remorques tirées par les locomotives routières. Source, fiche 1, Exemple d’utilisation 2 - locomotive routière
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