Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Allen screw
French translation:
vis écrous à six pans
Added to glossary by
Olivier San Léandro
Apr 4, 2003 08:52
21 yrs ago
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English term
Alien set screw
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Domain: automotive
Context: "To rotate flow divider control knob, loosen the alien set screw"
I know what a setscrew is...but I couldn't guess some of them were aliens !
Thanks in advance
Olivier
Context: "To rotate flow divider control knob, loosen the alien set screw"
I know what a setscrew is...but I couldn't guess some of them were aliens !
Thanks in advance
Olivier
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 | Vis de positionnement Allen |
zaphod
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| 5 | Hexagonal female screw |
Philip ROUSSEAU-CUNNINGHAM
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Proposed translations
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Vis de positionnement Allen
Allen screws have Allen (recessed hex)
heads
heads
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Philip ROUSSEAU-CUNNINGHAM
Native in English
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French
16 years' experience as a freelancer
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
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Hexagonal female screw
I have seen it many times in military manuals, most often in abreviated form : 6-mm, hex fem scr
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