En s’écartant

English translation: spreading (apart)

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French term or phrase:En s’écartant
English translation:spreading (apart)
Entered by: Louisa Tchaicha

11:11 Jan 26, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting / installation de dessablag
French term or phrase: En s’écartant
Hello,

Un ensemble de perçages périphériques traversent par ailleurs généralement axialement le couvercle, en s’écartant toutefois de l’arrière vers l’avant. Les perçages communiquent avec des perçages axiaux ménagés dans la boite à valve, ces perçages axiaux débouchant dans la rainure.

by spacing apart however from the rear towards the front
no this can’t be right : (

Moving apart ?
Please help
Thank you
Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 02:33
spreading (apart)
Explanation:
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Note added at 24 minutes (2012-01-26 11:36:03 GMT)
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or, diverging
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kashew
France
Local time: 03:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2spreading (apart)
kashew
3moving away from
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spreading (apart)


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 24 minutes (2012-01-26 11:36:03 GMT)
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or, diverging

kashew
France
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 95
Grading comment
Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks kashew, I quite like diverge, as "spread" seems as though the drillings are moving apart..


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moving away from


Explanation:
another option

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Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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