Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cloche
English translation:
cover, lid, cap, shell
Added to glossary by
kelime
Oct 7, 2007 19:33
16 yrs ago
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French term
United States
cloche
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
junction box for optical fiber cables
In a patent (EP1422542, full text available at www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1422542.html) for a junction box for fiber optical cables resistant to extremely high temperatures.
"Ce boitier de raccordement comprend une cloche externe metallique, par exemple en acier inoxdable. La cloche est munie à sa base d'une embase 2, également en acier inoxydable, solidaire de la cloche grâce à un collier 3, de manière à former une enveloppe métalique 20."
Any help is greatly appreciated!
"Ce boitier de raccordement comprend une cloche externe metallique, par exemple en acier inoxdable. La cloche est munie à sa base d'une embase 2, également en acier inoxydable, solidaire de la cloche grâce à un collier 3, de manière à former une enveloppe métalique 20."
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | cover, lid, cap |
kelime
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| 4 | enclosure |
JohnGBell
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| 1 | bell |
Isabelle Berquin
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| 1 | (bell) housing |
Tony M
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Oct 9, 2007 05:02: kelime Created KOG entry
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cover, lid, cap
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Isabelle Berquin
Native in French
PhD with a solid scientific background
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian) 
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bell
I'm not an expert on this, but could it simply be a bell?
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enclosure
e.g. a small bell shaped enclosure
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(bell) housing
In certain other engineering contexts, this represents a bell-housing, though sometimes in EN the 'bell' is left off.
It could be appropriate here, but you really need to know the size and shape of this element, and the exact way it relates to the other components.
It could be appropriate here, but you really need to know the size and shape of this element, and the exact way it relates to the other components.
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