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ne pas le solliciter de manière excessive

English translation: to avoid causing excessive wear

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French term or phrase:ne pas le solliciter de manière excessive
English translation:to avoid causing excessive wear
Entered by: B D Finch

09:14 Jul 31, 2012
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances / foot heater
French term or phrase: ne pas le solliciter de manière excessive
Ne nettoyez pas le tissu intérieur de votre chauffe pieds électrique trop fréquemment afin de ne pas le solliciter de manière excessive.


thanks for English help as I'm not sure if I well understood it here
Darko Kolega
Croatia
Local time: 03:55
to avoid causing excessive wear
Explanation:
How I'd put it.

carfixguru.com/servicing-a-cavalier
23 Nov 2011 – Adjusting the clutch. It is important that the clutch is adjusted correctly at all times in order to avoid causing excessive wear on the friction plat
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 03:55
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4 +7to avoid causing excessive wear
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to avoid causing excessive wear


Explanation:
How I'd put it.

carfixguru.com/servicing-a-cavalier
23 Nov 2011 – Adjusting the clutch. It is important that the clutch is adjusted correctly at all times in order to avoid causing excessive wear on the friction plat

B D Finch
France
Local time: 03:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37
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Asker: yes, i thought about the same, thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Richards
4 mins
  -> Thanks Terry
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
14 mins
  -> Thqnks Nikki
agree  Sarah Bessioud
43 mins
  -> Thanks JM
agree  Cyril B.
58 mins
  -> Thanks Cyril
agree  writeaway: ah, the joys of translating between 2 foreign languages...
4 hrs
  -> Thanks writeaway. English is probably an intermediary between the (French) source and (Croatian) target.
agree  cc in nyc: GDT entry: http://www.gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=84948... // wazzat? where did the Millau viaduct come from?
5 hrs
  -> Thanks cc. This is a footwarmer, not the Millau viaduct!// Norman Foster
agree  Verginia Ophof
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Verginia
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