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couple de puissance

English translation: driving force

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French term or phrase:couple de puissance
English translation:driving force
Entered by: Miranda Joubioux (X)

17:53 Dec 2, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
French term or phrase: couple de puissance
This is about a new cruising monohull

La légèreté est indispensable à la réussite du concept et constitue le fil rouge de la réflexion ; c'est effectivement l'élément critique car plus on est léger avec un couple de puissance donné et plus le bateau accélère
Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 02:36
driving force
Explanation:
...with a given driving force...

is how I would get out of this hole :)
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Graham macLachlan
Local time: 02:36
Grading comment
Thanks Graham. Good way out of it.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2torque
Emmanuelle Debon
1 +1driving force
Graham macLachlan


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
torque


Explanation:
Simply?



Emmanuelle Debon
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  david young: i hope it's not "torque", cos that a rotary movement, not welcome on a boat; "couple de puissance" is fruitless on google.
15 mins
agree  Michel F. Morin: David's right: there is no hit for "couple de puissance" on Google, and I believe it's somehow a redundancy. Therefore I do support Emmanuelle's suggestion.
41 mins
agree  Bourth (X): Yes, I imagine "de puissance" has been added either so people understand it's power or because otherwise there might be confusion with "couple" in a sailing sense (?). A short-stroke engine has more torque than a long-stroke engine of the same capacity.
3 hrs
agree  rogerbaker: I think that the torque couple de puissance surely is the power of the engine turning the propeller shaft, the greater the torque the lighter the hull the greater the speed
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
driving force


Explanation:
...with a given driving force...

is how I would get out of this hole :)

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 02:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 352
Grading comment
Thanks Graham. Good way out of it.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Can't a 'couple' also be a 'moment'...?
1 hr
  -> yup, thanks Tony
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