pierrer

English translation: sharpen, whet, hone, put an edge on

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French term or phrase:	pierrer
English translation:	sharpen, whet, hone, put an edge on
Entered by:	Michelle Desaintfuscien

14:47 Jan 14, 2012

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime

French term or phrase: pierrer

Context: expert appraisal of problems on a ship

Il était donc convenu de *pierrer* / polir la soie, après une prise d’empreinte programmé le [date].
A ce stade, il n'était nullement question de *rectifier* la soie du maneton no. X du moteur tribord.

I need to differentiate between the terms "pierrer" and "rectifier". I was thinking of translating "pierrer" as "hone" and rectifier as "precision grind", but then I also saw in proz answers and in termium that "rectifier" can also mean "hone".
Is "honing" a less complicated/costly process than "precision grinding"? because I think this is what's at stake here. They want to carry out a simple intervention as a first step, and then if it doesn't work out, they'll go ahead with a more complicated/costly intervention.

Michelle Desaintfuscien KudoZ activity Questions: 82 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 60 France
Local time: 02:24

sharpen, whet, hone, put an edge on

Explanation:
I reckon that the important thing is to differentiate your two terms, perhaps using "whet" for "pierrer" (whetstone, thus closer) which leave the more general "hone" for the other one.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/honed
tr.v. honed, hon•ing, hones
1. To sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone.

http://thesaurus.com/browse/hone

Main Entry: hone [hohn] Show IPA
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sharpen
Synonyms: acuminate, edge, file, grind, make sharp, put apoint on, put an edge on, whet

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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 02:24

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Thanks a lot Nikki! I like "whet" which conserves the image of "stone" in "pierrer".
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sharpen, whet, hone, put an edge on

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

emery

kashew

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peer agreement (net): +2

sharpen, whet, hone, put an edge on

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 02:24
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Thanks a lot Nikki! I like "whet" which conserves the image of "stone" in "pierrer".

3 hrs confidence:

emery

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kashew
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Local time: 02:24
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PRO pts in category: 66

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